1. Break your goals into smaller chunks:

• most goals are abandoned because they are too big and vague

• break your goal down into smaller tasks

• choose a concrete and measurable action

• have a solid idea of what successful completion looks like

2. Commit time daily:  

• you don't have to commit hours at a time to accomplish a goal, you just have to focus

• the greatest advances are the sum total of a series of small efforts

• commit to spending at least 15 minutes a day

• do something that moves you closer to accomplishing your goal

 3. Talk to yourself: 

• repetition is the mother of success

• remind yourself of your goals every day

• turn your most important goal into a one-sentence affirmation

• phrased as though you have already accomplished your goal

• repeat regularly and it becomes your natural way of thinking

4. Paint yourself into a corner:

• make yourself accountable by telling others of your plans

• they become interested in your progress and check in with you

• this inspires you to keep going and overcome your obstacles

• it is hard not to achieve when others are watching and encouraging us

5. Write your goals down:

• if you write a goal down, it is more likely to come to pass

• you invest time and energy writing your goals down

• putting goals on paper makes you more committed to the outcome and, its therapeutic to cross items off when you have completed them

6. Review your goals and your progress weekly:

• question each goal as things can change

• if your priorities have changed, drop it from your list

• ask yourself "why" if you haven't made progress; find out what's in your way question if unachieved goals are still important to you

7. If possible, find a friend to share your goals with:

• try to get friends to help out with your project

• offer to reciprocate and help your friend in return

• two can get more done in a shorter period of time than one

• you hold each other accountable to accomplishing each others  goals

8. Reward yourself: 

• as you plan your goals, attach a specific reward to each

• the reward should be commensurate with the amount of work

• be consistent about rewarding yourself for every accomplishment

• each completion deserves a reward, no matter how small

9. Take time to enjoy success:

• take time to acknowledge the fact that you have accomplished a goal

• don't simply charge into the next task or in time, you will burn out

• remember the time and effort you invested

• savor the feeling of completion

• refresh and renew your enthusiasm before you continue when they are completed

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