Your Goals vs Your To Do list is something that is often confused.

If you currently have a list handy, I want you to take a moment to go grab it now.

Are there items on there that are actually going to be sucking up your valuable time and diverting you from your actual goals?

It’s so easy to allow the words to-do and goals to become inter-changeable.  Yet, there is a huge difference.

Your goal is something you really want to achieve because it is going to bring you a long term benefit or is something you have been striving to achieve for some time.

Often smaller goals fit into the large goal.

On the other hand, your to-do list is things you feel you need to get done. Some items will be essential for you to handle, yet many others are just time-sucks and rabbit holes that are diverting you from your true goals.

Use 100-day goals

I absolutely love those! They are so tangible and…

Achievable!

100 days is just a little over 3 months.

The reason I love working in 100-day blocks is that you can actually see how you are progressing.

There is a finite timeline, and at the end, you’re going to see a result. Or more accurately, if you have actively been working on those goals you will see a result.

Here’s why 100-day goals work

The reason is simply this…because it’s not too far into the future. You do not have the luxury of taking your eye off the ball.

You are under the pump so the focus has to be on pushing to move forward each day.

This means you can actually see your progress – or if you slack off, you’ll have to rush to catch up.

100 days may sound like a good amount of time, but the reality is that it goes whizzing past!

Procrastinating is not an option.

To achieve your 100-day goals means being disciplined.

How you define those goals is what you take from your Strategic Plan. This way you are working with a bigger picture and eating the elephant one bite at a time.

Discipline is the secret

Think about it, it’s really easy to waste a few hours here and there.

For example, spending too much time on social media, allowing your routine to be interrupted without a valid reason, neglecting to switch your email to offline mode, and so the list goes on.

With 100-day goals, you are on a countdown timer. There is a finite amount of time and you have set your goal to achieve.

To get there needs discipline.

No excuses.

No time to go down rabbit holes – and yes, there are a zillion rabbit holes waiting for you to end up down.

There is no time for saying could have, would have, should have.

You just need to get the show on the road by taking the steps to move towards your goals.

Measurable, achievable & progressive – MAP

Every action you need to take towards your goal needs to be mapped out.

If you don’t follow your MAP, it is highly likely that you’ll deviate or get totally lost.

The key to succeeding and achieving is by being disciplined and setting smart goals that you work towards one step at a time.

Not sure how to set SMART goals? Drop me a quick email and I will send you the link to a quick video explainer.

Implement this method and you’ll soon see pretty amazing results.

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Michelle