A lot of people set a goal, tryhalf-heartedly to work on it for a month or two, realize it isdifficult to accomplish, and then switch goals or quit altogether.But it’s a good goal if you aren’t sure you can do it or not―it’sa bad one if you are 100% sure you can. It should be a goal where youneed to seek outside knowledge or acquire new skills. If it’s nothard, like most things in life, it’s not worth doing. There are twoparts to every goal you set out to conquer: the journey to the goaland the accomplishment of the goal itself. The journey is where youlearn, innovate, attempt, and put yourself through tough situationsfor the first time. This is where real growth takes place. (Sometimesaccomplishing the goal gives you less satisfaction and pleasure thanthe little successes that preceded it.) And if you don’t quitereach your goal, that’s okay too. The journey makes the concept offailure a gray area because you will be putting yourself throughchanges that leave you with more knowledge on how to succeed thanwhen you first started. You can "fail" all your life but stillhave accomplished much more than those who didn’t try. There havebeen volumes written on goal-setting that make it more complicatedthan it needs to be. Keep the process easy but effective bystructuring your goal in this format: "I am going to ___________."Now write that on a small piece of paper or a note card. Put it inyou wallet, next to your computer monitor, on your bathroom wall, orany place where you will see it at least once a week. Visualize thegoal when you see your words to ready your mind for the work ahead.
Some productivity experts recommend youattach a deadline to your goal. For example: "I am going to sleepwith a mother and daughter team within six months." I don’tadvise doing this because the game is so unpredictable and quirky