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Having set a big vision for your future, you can start breaking it down into goal or outcomes. Decide your short and long term goals and make them SMART.

Breaking your vision down into smaller goals means that you can use them as milestones over the coming years. This makes your goals achievable. SMART goals are:

• S = Specific. What you want specifically. Be as detailed as possible. Where, when, how, and with whom do you want this?

• M = Measurable. How will you know when you have reached your goal? What is going to be your evidence of success?

• A = Achievable. What actions will you need to take to achieve these goals? Give them more time? Gain more resources?

one minute wonder A great starting point when you first set your goals is to ask. “How is it possible that I don’t have it now?” If you want it so much what is it that you need to do or change to get it? This question will throw up very useful answers.

“Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor” BC Forbes

• R = Realistic. What makes these goals possible and probable? Do you need to change anything?

• T = Timed. If you attach a time to your goals it will make you much more focused on taking action.

Have a guess at when you would expect to reach those outcomes: six months, one year, two years, 10 years, 20 years? The ideal situation is to end up with a balance of long and short term goals.

Pick out the four most important goals for you this year. Write down why you absolutely will achieve them. Be clear, concise and positive. Tell yourself why you’re sure you can reach those outcomes and why it’s important that you do.

What will your goals allow you to do? Think about what purpose they serve. What will you gain or lose if you achieve them? It takes effort to take action over a long period of time. Are you willing to make sacrifices in other parts of your life?

Remember that goals have to be really desirable and compelling, otherwise you are more likely to give up early.

Make sure your goals are SMART, which means specific, measurable, achievble, realistic and timed.