"Success is goals; all else is commentary."

Those are the words of the late Peter Drucker. His point is obvious: goal are important.

Here are some simple guidelines or setting and achieving your personal and career goals:
Begin by setting 3-5 lifetime goals. These are the things, which if you achieve them, you will consider your life a success. If you've never done this exercise, you might be surprised by what it pulls out of you, by the priorities it surfaces in your life.

Once you have your lifetime goals set, it is time for decadal, or 10 year, goals. This is difficult because while we usually get less done in a year that we think, we can achieve far more in a decade than we can imagine. So think big. And make sure those ten year goals contribute to your life time targets.

Set 5-10 annual goals which contribute to those decadal and lifetime goals. Make sure they stretch you and force you out of your routine in some way. Life as usual genearlly doesn't move us toward our deepest passions.

Finally, be sure to set some strategic 90 day goals. In fact, set three of them, and whenever you achieve one, cross it off and add another. I've found that 90 days is a short enough time period to keep up some pressure, but long enough to do something significant. And, of course, your 90 day goals should contribute to your annual, decadal and lifetime goals.

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