Goal Creation Step 4 by Francis Bills

You’ve completed Step 1 by deciding what you truly want, specifying it in detail and writing it down on paper.

You’ve completed Step 2 by writing down a list of all of your ideas and ways in which you can accomplish your goal and you’ve used these ideas to write out a plan of action.

You’ve learned how to visualize and emotionalize the feeling state or the “essence” of what you want to be or have.

So now let’s move to Step 4:

4) Action. Take efficient action every day.

We don’t DO goals, we take action to achieve goals.

It’s not the number of things that we do each day, it’s the efficient actions that help us to reach our goals.

Take efficient action each day.

Do at least one thing each day to move you closer to your goal.

Go to your list of actions that you’ve identified and written down in Step 2. Choose one idea from the list that would have the biggest impact if you were to complete it today, and DO it, implement it.

For example, let’s say that you’ve determined that the one thing that you could do to improve your finances is to start saving and investing for your future.

You decide to set up a retirement account with Vanguard and decide to invest in a low cost index fund.

You make this your #1 priority before moving on to complete your next task and you implement it.

When you complete this action, use a reward system for yourself to remain in the habit of taking action. This could be something as simple as placing a √ check-mark or an X on your calendar.

This system serves to remind you that you’re a person who takes action on their goals and it also helps to keep you motivated and focused on your goal.   

This is how you implement your plan of action.  

Please don’t dismiss the simplicity of this. Achieving your goals is a process that’s made up of small, incremental steps over a period of time.

As you get more comfortable with implementing your ideas, you can set up two or three implementable actions each day.

Remember to have a system in place to measure your progress periodically. You can always adjust and adapt your plan if you find a better idea to bring you closer to your objective sooner.

Q. Should I set a deadline or time frame for goal achievement.

A. I’ve found that setting deadlines is a good motivator for some people but a discouraging factor for others.

I suggest to do what works best for you and to know that even if you place a deadline on a goal, you can always change it. The key is to remain flexible.  

It’s the moving toward the goal that keeps you motivated, not reaching the deadline.

The purpose of a deadline is to remain focused. If you don’t stay focused and implement your ideas, it doesn’t really matter whether you set a deadline or not.  

So that's it. The four step process of Goal Creation.

If you’ve been following along and implementing these steps of Goal Creation, congratulations!

You’re already in the process of achieving your goal.  

Stay persistent and keep taking efficient action every day towards reaching your goals.    

Keep the image of what you want at the forefront of your mind, live in the feeling of having already accomplished it, and with applied faith and perseverance, your results are guaranteed.

Thank you,

Francis Bills

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