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into the commercial property market. My goal was that by December of that year, I’d own a small warehouse in Auckland. By the end of January (about 25 days later), I’d purchased two small units, way ahead of time. I was motivated; I found out what I had to do and I wasn’t going to be held back in realising my goals. If I hadn’t written the goal down, I would never had achieved it so quickly.
Short-, medium- and long-term goals are all intertwined. Daily to-do tasks are mini goals or bites, meshed in with your long-term goals. The tasks we set ourselves, whether it be on a daily or weekly basis are often set as we subconsciously strive for success through goals. We create a mindset and actions to meet the goals we set, which is why the daily ones are so important, even if they feel irrelevant at the time. Sometimes you don’t realise that the task you just knocked off that day is part of your goal strategy for which the journey may be years.
First set the end goals, and then break them down into little bites. These little bites can be further broken down into daily tasks that sit, for example in your diary. It’s all intertwined. Big goals, smaller goals, daily goals. To get a black belt, breaking down the goal is to first get a brown belt by x date, perform xyz katas and x level of kumite by x date, then daily do 100 sit ups, press ups, punching bag, kata, etc. Big, small, daily goals – but most importantly, written down.
You must set timeframes and they must be tangible and measurable. For example, write: I am presently 102 kgs and I want to achieve a weight of 98 kgs by 30 June 2019, as opposed to: I want to lose weight. Making goals quantitative by a certain date is more powerful to enable you to achieve those goals.