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You’ve defined your long term and short term goals. Long term goals are normally 5 years or longer while short term goals may be 2-3 years down the line. You feel confident you can accomplish the goals in the time frame but as each day passes, you notice that you are not getting any closer in accomplishing your goals. After a review of your daily and weekly activities, it becomes apparent that each day brings new challenges and tasks which may detract from the activities you should be doing to meet your goals. Keep sight of your goals by bringing your long and short term goals down to a shorter time frame.
Break down your long and short term goals into manageable weekly chunks. This should be a list of mini-goals you wish to accomplish within the week. Beside the mini-goals, list down the short and long term objectives that are being addressed. You can also chop down the short and long term goals into quarterly goals and have that as part of the listing. It keeps your perspectives in focus. You can now determine what must be done to meet those weekly and quarterly goals.
There will be different tasks and activities that pop up during the week. Some tasks may be due to unforeseen circumstances while others may have been overlooked. Regardless of the situation, take a second look at the tasks as they come up and see which goals could be supported by these tasks. Be objective in your assessments. You may be surprised to see that those tasks were not wasteful at all but rather supported some of your goals.
Check the list regularly. Are you getting any closer to accomplishing those weekly goals? Keep in mind that these are not to-do items but rather items you want accomplished by the weekend. Your to-do tasks should take those goals into account and support their completion. Cross out the weekly goals as they are accomplished. Don’t erase them or throw them away as they become references for your next week’s list of goals.
Bring forward the weekly goals that remained unaccomplished and note beside it the number of weeks that it has remained open. Review the work done during the week and see if they are related to some goals. It is possible that you are doing activities aimed at the accomplishment of your goals but they may not be enough to consider the goal accomplished. In your to-do list, list other tasks that you feel must be done to accomplish the goals. You may have to adjust your weekly goals to make it more achievable on a weekly basis. Be realistic in your goals.
Determine which tasks did not contribute to any of your goals. These may be recurring tasks which should be reevaluated with relation to your goals. If these recurring tasks are essential, determine if you have overlooked some goals which cannot be dispensed. Determine also whether those recurring tasks are really vital or if you can stop doing them. You need to take a harsh critical look on these tasks and cut them off if they serve no purpose.
Update your list of goals for the next week. Create new goals and adjust the outstanding ones. Try to push yourself a little more each week in accomplishing those goals. Not only do you have the satisfaction of seeing things moving but you have the opportunity of boosting up your self-esteem.
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