Goal Setting

As important as goal setting is in achieving success, most people spend more time shopping for a new car than planning their lives by setting goals.  The problem most people have with achieving their goals is the goals they set for themselves are vague and general and, thus, seem too overwhelming to achieve.  When setting goals, you must clarify your outcomes in detail and then determine exactly how to accomplish them.  The most effective way to successfully fulfill your goals is to follow a written game plan that will provide a step-by-step process to setting and achieving goals.  Once a clear game plan is instituted, you can break down major goals that seem too overwhelming to achieve into smaller more manageable minor goals and tasks.  One must approach setting and achieving goals very much like one faces the task of eating an elephant . . .  one step at a time.

Whether you are just starting a career or been in practice for 20 years, it is important you develop a goal setting routine that will clarify your goals and give you the direction in which to achieve them.  By completing and following a "Game Plan for Success" (Figure 1), you will successfully achieve your long-term and short-term goals.

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