I’ve received several requests to create a permanent link for a series of articles I wrote last year that guided readers through the process of defining their goals. So for the folks that made the request, and everyone else for that matter, this is for you.

I’m glad so many of you found the articles to be useful.  

• Part 1: Do Something Already

  How many times have you thought to yourself, “I would like to _________”, and then taken no action…<read the rest>

• Part 2: Waiting for Perfection

  This is key to accomplishing anything that’s meaningful so pay close attention ok…<read the rest>

• Part 3: Making Time

  One of the biggest challenges in trying to accomplish any personal goal is that we tend to put them off until…<read the rest>

• Part 4: Decide Once and For All

  …your inability to make crucial decisions about what you should do, how you should do it and when you should do it, will waste your time and choke your dream….<read the rest>

• Part 5: Take Responsibility
  

  Just like every other aspect of your life,  you and you alone are the one responsible for….<read the rest>

• Part 6: Make an Investment in Your Dream

  The idea that a dream can be achieved without funding it emotionally and financially is nothing but a fantasy.<read the rest>

• Part 7: Do One Thing At A Time – (Final Post on This Topic)
  

  One of the common mistakes people make when wanting to facilitate change in their lives is…<read the rest>

• Goal Planning Template - Use this free Goal Planning Template to take action.

     By now have learned that in order to make a goal a reality you have to plan how to make it happen. You can’t simply ‘do’ a goal, you must do the things that enable it – and usually that involves many things, done in incremental  steps. A goal without a plan remains just a idea – the majority of people have visions, ideas and dreams which never become a reality simply because they don’t make a plan. A good plan will identify steps using a cause and effect relationship defined in achievable stages. These don’t have to be very detailed or time constrained either, unless of course the goal requires it.
     If the tool you use is overly complicated chances are you are going to quit using it, leaving you in the middle of a goal without a clearly defined map. Then you either have to start over, or just give up on the goal all together. I trust you will find this template to be easy to use as a guide to achieve your dreams.