Set Goals
Successful goal setting starts with clarity about expectations and outcomes. Some questions to help determine the best goals to set are:

• What specifically do I want?
• Why? What are my compelling reasons?
• What is the potential reward or impact?
• Whom do the results matter to?
• Which people need to be involved?
• What am I willing to invest or sacrifice?
• When would I stop pursuing or quit?

Guideline to setting goals
Outlining a goal increases the probability it will be accomplished. Some guidelines are:

• Focus on results and opportunities.
• Use positive, meaningful language.
• Personalize to your values and purpose.
• Write it down with a deadline.
• Use clear, simple and specific words.
• Make it exciting or challenging.
• Build in reminders and milestones.
• Create a contract with yourself or others.
• Craft a way to visualize the goal.
• Set short and long-term objectives.
• Analyze for problems and solutions.

Checkpoint: Write your goals in the present tense as if the results have already been obtained.