How to be Closer to Your Goals by the End of the Day

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Hey Everyone!

I wanted to share a quick tip with you that I've found to be quite effective.

We all have goals and dreams. Some of them may be BIG. Did you know there is one very important element to achieving those dreams? It's so simple it can be summed up in one word:

Action!

It doesn't matter how big, or small, your goals may be. Action is what will make them a reality. Sounds simple right? Well, here is an equally simple 3 step process that will help bring you closer to your goals by the end of the day:

Pick a Goal

It's probably safe to say that we have many goals. The key here is to pick one of them for right now. It doesn't matter what it is. Maybe you want to learn a new language, maybe you want to make a lot of money. Maybe you just want to start reading more or become a better public speaker.

The purpose of this is that you need to identify your goals so you know what they are.

Do At Least 1 Thing Today

Some of us dream big. Achieving big goals will require a fair bit of work. This is why so many people get discouraged. It's really easy to fall into the trap of looking at the entire picture, seeing how much work we will need to do and then never doing any of it.

The key is to do at least 1 thing today that will help bring you closer to your goals. Learn one sentence in another language. Read one chapter of a book. Create one page on a website. No matter what your goal may be, I'm sure there is at least one thing you can do that will be so simple you'll have it done in the next hour.

Once you've done this one simple thing you're already closer to achieving your goal than you were when you woke up!

Repeat

This is possibly the simplest step in the whole plan. Now that you've managed to bring yourself that much closer to achieving your goal there's only one thing you need to do. Do it again!

Do just one simple thing everyday. Imagine how far you will have come after a month. Imagine how far you'll be after a year! It's really just that simple.

I've used this technique myself and do you know what I've found? It works just as well on things that I don't want to do. Breaking up large, complex problems into small, manageable and simple increments can make anything easier and more doable.

I hope you guys have found this to be useful. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
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  • Profile picture of the author GT
    Thanks for the clear outline. I am a big fan of taking daily action to move closer to my short and long term goals. I am still not as productive as I would like to be, but it is that commitment to action that does keep me focused on doing productive things daily.

    In fact, it helps me to be better disciplined to do the important things first and leave the fun things until later.

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    • Profile picture of the author Shadowflux
      Originally Posted by GT View Post

      Thanks for the clear outline. I am a big fan of taking daily action to move closer to my short and long term goals. I am still not as productive as I would like to be, but it is that commitment to action that does keep me focused on doing productive things daily.

      In fact, it helps me to be better disciplined to do the important things first and leave the fun things until later.

      GT
      What you've said about saving the fun things until later is a good idea. If you can get the difficult, boring or otherwise undesirable things off of your daily "To Do" list first, you'll have an easier time completing everything.

      It can be easy to postpone the things we don't want to do in favor of those that we do. When we do this, however, those thing we don't want to do end up hanging over our heads like a rain cloud.

      When you've done the hard things first, the rest of your list might actually be fun!
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  • Profile picture of the author AbrahamGuzman
    Thank you for this inspirational change of mind you have given me. I am constintely trying to acheieve my goals by doing that exactly. I have the determination and the desire now all I need is the persistance, the persistance to achieve all my goals to the end. Failure is not an option! "Always move foward and never look back" that is what I ask myself everytime when I've thought the possible is inpossble. Thank you again.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shadowflux
      Originally Posted by AbrahamGuzman View Post

      Thank you for this inspirational change of mind you have given me. I am constintely trying to acheieve my goals by doing that exactly. I have the determination and the desire now all I need is the persistance, the persistance to achieve all my goals to the end. Failure is not an option! "Always move foward and never look back" that is what I ask myself everytime when I've thought the possible is inpossble. Thank you again.
      You're welcome!

      Success has a definite "snowball effect" attached to it. It can often be a bit tricky to get the ball rolling but, once you do, you'll find that it gets easier and easier.

      Following the technique I outlined, doing at least 1 simple thing everyday to bring yourself closer to your goals, plays into this snowball effect. Since you will have experienced some success in achieving your goals, however small it may be, you will feel better about your efforts. When you feel better about what you're doing you'll have no trouble being more persistent in attaining that goal.

      You'll also be able to see how your effort is bringing you closer and closer to your ultimate goal. As you progress towards it on a daily basis you'll be able to see how much success you've had.

      Success is the best motivator for being more successful!
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  • Profile picture of the author tedw
    Thankyou Shadowflux. I often get frustrated by not achieving even half of what I set out to achieve in a day...maybe my lists are too long! Maybe I get too easily distracted but I like your way of breaking it down into its simplest form.

    Unfortunately for the trees I may have to print your post out it is that good! I'm always thirsting for information to defeat procrastination - this certainly helps!
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    • Profile picture of the author Shadowflux
      Originally Posted by tedw View Post

      Thankyou Shadowflux. I often get frustrated by not achieving even half of what I set out to achieve in a day...maybe my lists are too long! Maybe I get too easily distracted but I like your way of breaking it down into its simplest form.

      Unfortunately for the trees I may have to print your post out it is that good! I'm always thirsting for information to defeat procrastination - this certainly helps!
      I'm so glad I was able to help!

      Procrastination is beast we all have to wrestle with from time to time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mary Wilhite
    Originally Posted by Shadowflux View Post

    Hey Everyone!



    Repeat

    This is possibly the simplest step in the whole plan. Now that you've managed to bring yourself that much closer to achieving your goal there's only one thing you need to do. Do it again!

    Do just one simple thing everyday. Imagine how far you will have come after a month. Imagine how far you'll be after a year! It's really just that simple.

    I've used this technique myself and do you know what I've found? It works just as well on things that I don't want to do. Breaking up large, complex problems into small, manageable and simple increments can make anything easier and more doable.

    I hope you guys have found this to be useful. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
    I find most people miss the repetition purpose. They are looking for something new, but it may not be necessary. Success comes from daily repetition.
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  • Profile picture of the author QuelThalas
    dont forget about the dream. that will help you keep strength and motivated.

    cheers.
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