Goal of the day

Time to get your serious face on, and go set a goal for today! GO! 

What is your goal for today? Just one simple thing you'd like to get done before your head crashes onto your pillow later? It could be something big, like deciding a big life decision, it could be making a phone call, that could either secure you a new contract, a date, or a job offer. It could be to thoroughly tidy up a room and offer for sale any items you no  longer need. It could be simply spending time with those you love, or going for a run or a long walk with the dog. It could be simply to do nothing. It might be to finish off reading that book that you borrowed from a friend months ago, that has been sitting on your shelf ever since.

Write down your goal on a piece of paper or post-it sticker. 

Decide when you're going to get it done by (a time) 

Go do it! 

Let me know what your goal was, how well you got on and what tomorrows goal is going to be! 

No more excuses.

Have you got something on your 'to do' list that you keep putting off for another day? Or something you talk about doing, but actually never get round to doing?  If you have, examine why you keep doing this. Do you really want to do this? Are you truly motivated and committed to doing it? Is this something you feel you should want to do? Is this something that you wanted to do once upon a time but that no longer suits you? Face it, it can't be THAT urgent or you would have already made a start on it. Your life is ticking along without you making a start on this. Your life still functions without this happening. Are you really sure its still a valid goal?

If you're sure that at some point you do want to go ahead and do this thing, what is stopping you from doing it now? Is it lack of resources? Time perhaps? or Money? (both?) Is it too big a task to complete? Do you need to do something else first in order to have the resources you need? (like get a relevant qualification in order to start up a business, some research for your book, to complete a current project before starting on a new one?) Can you break up your goal into smaller steps and simply make a start on one tiny step? Are you  overwhelmed by the time scale involved in your new project? Could you break this down into modules, smaller chunks, tiny baby steps rather than thinking you're having to undertake say a whole  three or four year degree or writing a whole book right now. See it as doing a term, and then another until finally its complete. Or writing a page, or a chapter, or an outline. If you're wanting to completely renovate your home, concentrate on one thing, in one room, and then the next and the next until its all complete.  

It's really easy to keep putting things off, using excuse after excuse, but it doesn't achieve anything. It's merely a waste of time, or breath (or both) Instead of feeling guilty for not making a start, or thinking up ever more imaginative excuses for not making a start, use a little time to decide whether you really want to do this. If you do, great. If not, cross it off your to do list and do something you do want to do!!!! 

Time..

Time is a precious commodity.

Prioritize so that you spend your time doing those things that make you feel good, make the most difference or get you nearer to your goals.

There are many daily tasks that can be postponed, cancelled or delegated so that you can concentrate on spending time on more worthy and interesting things. 

 In business spending a little time drumming up new business is a useful activity. Make that call, send that email, make a new contact, follow up a quote.

If you’re writing a book doing some research or writing has to be more important than watching tv or playing on social networking sites. That’s not to say you shouldn’t ever do these things just be mindful of the amount of time you spend doing these things each day. Even spending an hour a day on something towards your goals will make a big difference over time.

Imagine a tap dripping into a bath tub, each little drip might not look like it would make any difference but over time, the bath will fill up, likewise, any small amounts of time you spend working towards your goal will eventually mean your goal will be reached.