Now we’re at the point that you already have your goals, but you want to achieve them. First thing on your agenda is what you’re going to give for them? Don’t underestimate this question. This is tough for a lot of people that are willing to get “real”. It’s hard to keep balance in your life, so try to at least be honest with these answers. You obviously can’t spend all your time working on this goal, while neglecting your children. Answer this question as honestly as you can.

For me, I can say honesty is the best thing you can do. Don’t say “anything” because you’re probably not willing to do “anything”. It’s hard to get your butt out of bed on a cold rainy morning at 5am to go for a jog. It’s hard to goto the gym night after night when you just want to spend time with the family. You have to be honest. Unless you have huge quantities of time in your daily schedule(which should be a problem in itself), you’re probably going to have to think about what you’re willing to give because you’re going to lose a nice chunk of time doing something else.

Take the time and make an honest evaluation. Is this enough to achieve my goal? If you’re trying to do something that changes the world, dedicating 30 minutes on a Sunday afternoon probably won’t be enough. You need to evaluate whether you’re giving enough to meet this goal. You may think at the time that this is all you need, only to find 5 weeks into it that it isn’t enough. At this point calibrate and give yourself more time or stop because the goal isn’t worth your effort.

I’ll continue on a little more with the final steps in another post tomorrow.