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Chores

Now list the major chores required to accomplish the goal. Keep this fairly

upper-level to avoid getting mired in detail.

Timing

Putting true dates as deadlines for finishing activities steps up your success

rate. Get out your journal or calendar and have a look at your existing time
dedications. Be truthful.

Self appraisal

When thinking about a goal, it's a great idea to analyze both your ability

and exuberance for it.

Jobs that require you to learn a fresh skill require a different approach than

a job you know how to accomplish. There's no need to fret as any gaps in

ability or exuberance may be closed by appropriate actions. This self-
assessment has a direct link to personal development planning (see the

Project You Personal Development Plan guide), and with goal achievement
itself.

Go through every job in turn and ask yourself the accompanying questions.

If any of the factors is missing or low, then you are able to state you've low

‘skill’ or ‘will’ in this area. If this is the event, then think about how you are
able to close that gap, and plan it in as a job.

Ability (skill)

• have I been instructed to do this?

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