How many times have we made a long list of goals and only achieved one or two of them before falling off the wagon and forgetting about them until the next time we make a list of goals? Then, the next time we decide to make a list of goals, we do so with a little less faith and a little less gusto.
We all know this is true.
The biggest problem we see with making big goals is that they can be overwhelming, and therefore seem unattainable. As casting directors, we’re all about setting goals—big ones, small ones, long-term goals and short-term goals. Well-planned goals don’t overwhelm, but rather reduce anxiety and inspire action.
If you have a goal, you have to have a plan to achieve it. Here is a nine-step plan for achieving every goal you wish to accomplish.
1. What is the first step? How do you even start? Write it down. See it. Visualize it.2. Do not give your self a deadline, but a time timeline.3. Break it down into smaller, more attainable goals that you can easily accomplish. In fact, keep breaking down your goals until they’re so doable that is seems like more work to avoid the tasks than to do them.4. Figure out a reasonable amount of time to reach that goal, and then work
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