Have long term goals journey. Been working in the sports and entertainment media world for five years. Now on national radio as a guest every month or so besides being a freelance writer for the Miami Herald and St. Pete Times when I was 15-17.
I am a casual gambler if anything. No goals. Just do it for the enjoyment, but love the free sports contests more than anything right now.
Chris
I am a casual gambler if anything. No goals. Just do it for the enjoyment, but love the free sports contests more than anything right now.
Chris
I think everything important should be written down...the reason being, we tend to way into the future way too often, atleast I do....writing weekly goals makes you more aware of short term , and accomplishing short term goals is a positive that is something to build upon....not only that, it keeps you more focused, there's just something about writing down goals that keeps a person more focused...this really does work, whether it be fitness, diet, saving money.
EVERY day I get home after work, the first thing I do is take my 3x5 index card out of my pocket and write down the next days goals,tasks, etc on another card.
The guys I work with laugh it me but without it I am lost. Throughout the day I jot down random things for later in week, month , year
As for goals I have a weekly notebook that I look at every Monday and have all my goals in there. I also use this to track my progress in many facets of life.
I am a huge beleiver of writting down goals. I have already met my goal for this "gambling" year(didn't come close last year). I either set a new precendent or have a bad second half of the year.
The guys I work with laugh it me but without it I am lost. Throughout the day I jot down random things for later in week, month , year
As for goals I have a weekly notebook that I look at every Monday and have all my goals in there. I also use this to track my progress in many facets of life.
I am a huge beleiver of writting down goals. I have already met my goal for this "gambling" year(didn't come close last year). I either set a new precendent or have a bad second half of the year.
Journeyman said:
I'd be a hypocrite to write an article imploring people to do this and then not follow my advice. I have monthly and yearly goals and a 5-year plan I update often. I have daily and weekly to-do lists. Most important is not over planning the short-term because you'll drive yourself nuts with all the little things that pop up. Just make sure you are doing the most important tasks as much as you possibly can and you will be more productive. Handle all those annoying things you have to do when they come, but only when you don't have something more valuable you should be doing instead.
Monthly and yearly goals must be written down because then you are very accountable for them. At the end of the month do a 2 minute review and then redo the next month. Come the 25th of each month you have a written list of things to accomplish staring you in the face, if you have been a slacker you have only yourself to blame. If you just say I'll keep them in my head you have no such enforcement to live up to. It is a very powerful method to accomplishing more. As is the 5-year plan.
Just think of the possibilities of what you can achieve in 5 years. Its easy to get too demanding over short periods of time and then not achieve goals because of being over-ambitious. But over 5 years just about anything is possible. After all you could get a college degree or a masters, find a good partner and get married/start a family, change careers a couple times, start at the bottom of any company and become a high-level boss, go from rank amateur to professional poker or sports bettor, etc. The list goes on and on in what can be done in 5 years. You just have to dream big and make whatever goal you choose your most important task. Do things that make it possible step-by-step and it can very well happen.
WildBill said:
Great advice, for the younger crowd. But its also dishearting if you dont acheive those goals that you have written down as well. Besides NO one is a lock to live that long. Enjoy your life as it comes, day to day. The best things in life while you are young are easy to over look as well.
Day to day is how i shall be listed!
