Begin with the end in sight.

Visualize the end. Before one can venture anywhere he or she must first have a destination.  Visualizing the end is the first and most important step in building a strategic path for achievement.  The average person must see a concrete representation of the intangible before he or she solidifies the possibility that it can be realized.  Materialization results from visualization. Vision precedes actualization.

Write it down

Write down what that end looks like. Illustrate or find visual representations of what your desired end goal looks like.  This helps determine all  resources and paths one must take to reach that end. Once it has been written down, post it where it can be seen everyday. Keep that image in the forefront of your consciousness. Solidify the possibility in your mind.

Start with the big picture then shrink it down to size

Research to determine what efforts are required for achieving your  goal. Break those big goals into smaller components. Create a time-table which includes yearly goals, monthly goals, weekly goals, and daily goals. You can find a model to determine the length of time it took to accomplish a particular goal. Use this information as a guide.

All goals must tie in to the end goal. 

Example:

Goal: Language fluency

1. Yearly goal: Learn how to read in Spanish (Measurement: Read a lengthy Spanish Novel)

2. Monthly goal: Read one Spanish book every month.  (easy/intermediate/moderate/challenging)

3. Weekly goal: Immerse myself in Spanish for beginners (2 audio books every week )

4. Daily: Work with Duo-lingo application and website to learn (1 to 2 hours everyday)

Most successes start with a vision.

Inscribe yours . Illustrate yours.  Hold to yours. Plan yours. Commit to yours and achieve.