We put together this slideshow as a step-by-step primer for setting and achieving goals. If one of these steps fascinates you, follow the links on each slide to great blog content on each strategy.

1. 10 Steps to Achieve Any Goal
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2. Contents:
10 Steps to Achieve Any Goal
Step 1: Discover What You Want
Step 2: Write Down Your Goal
Step 3: Refine Your Goal
Step 4: Get a Mentor
Step 5: Enlist Accountability
Step 6: Don’t Share With Everyone
Step 7: Eliminate Distractions
Step 8: Track Progress
Step 9: Celebrate Success
Step 10: Repeat the Process
Part 1: Creating Your Goal
Part 2: Building Your Team
Part 3: Following Through
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3. Part 1
Creating
Your Goal
First, have a definite,
clear practical ideal; a goal,
an objective
“
”-Aristotle
10 Steps to Achieve Any Goal

4. Discover What
You Want
Success Begins With Inspiration
1.
Take time to envision one goal in
as much detail as possible.
2.
What is the goal and why do you
hope to achieve it?
3.
Striving for a goal, even if you fail
to complete it, may still increase
happiness.
Read more: How to Set Goals - Psychology Today
#1
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5. 1. You are 42% more likely to reach
your goals if you write them down.
2.
Consider tying your goal to images
with a vision board or screensaver
you will encounter every day.
Read More: Why You Should Be Writing Down Your Goals - Forbes
Write Down
Your Goal
Commitment Starts Here
#2
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6. Vague goals are just wishes
Clarify your goal by making it S.M.A.R.T.
Refine
Your Goal
#3
Read More: Infographic: Having Trouble Reaching Your Goals? Make them S.M.A.R.T.
! Specific: What exactly am I trying to accomplish?
! Measurable: How and when will I measure progress?
! Actionable: Can the goal be broken down into steps?
! Realistic: Do I have the resources to complete this goal?
! Time-Bound: When will my goal be complete?
10 Steps to Achieve Any Goal

7. Part 2
Building
Your Team
Alone we can do so
little, together we can do
so much.
“
”-Helen Keller
10 Steps to Achieve Any Goal

8. Everybody needs a coach
! Mentors provide precious
perspective, experience,
networks, and knowledge.
! Engage different mentors
for various areas of life.
Find a
Mentor
#4
Read More: How to Find a Mentor - Forbes ; Why You Need a Mentor - Inc.
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9. Your Personal Cheerleader
! Find a partner you trust to cheer
your successes and challenge you
when you fall behind.
! Consider a person pursuing the
same goal for greater buy-in,
mutual accountability, and
practical advice.
! Research has shown that writing
a goal and sharing progress
increases your probability of
success (see chart).
Enlist
Accountability
#5
Read More: Study Focuses on Strategies for Achieving Goals, Resolutions - Dominican University.
43%
62%
72%
Accountability and Goal Achievement
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10. Fans are a Distraction
! Sharing goals with everyone can
work against completing them.
! So think twice before posting
your New Year’s Resolution on
Facebook, regardless of how
many likes you think you’ll get.
”Announcing your
plans to others
satisfies your self-
identity just enough
that you're less
motivated to do the
hard work needed”
- Derek Sivers
Watch: TED Talk: Derek Sivers - Keep Your Goals to Yourself
Don’t Tell
Everyone
#6
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11. Part 3
Following
Through
Setting a goal is not the main
thing. It is deciding how you will
go about achieving it and staying
with that plan
“
”-Tom Landry, Legendary NFL Coach
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12. Eliminate
Distractions.
Saying “no” to good
things enables a “yes” to
your goals.
Make a NOT-TO-DO list.
Stop multi-tasking.
Get to work!
#7
Read More: 7 Things Highly Productive People Do - Inc. ; Do You Have a Not-to-Do List? - Michael Hyatt
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13. Plot progress consistently
to stay on course (or
course correct!).
Schedule updates with
your mentor for
additional motivation.
Don’t stop until you’ve
succeeded!
1.
2.
3.
Track
Progress
#8
Read More: If You Want to Achieve a Goal, Measure Your Progress - The Huffington Post
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14. • If you didn’t share with everyone before,
now is your moment. Share that status!
• Pause to extend gratitude to your team:
• Your mentor, your accountability
partner, and any others who assisted
you in reaching your goal.
• Reward yourself before starting a new
goal.
Celebrate
Success!
#9
Read More: 10 Ways to Reward Yourself for Working So Hard - Fast Company
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15. On to the Next Goal…
! Discover What You Want
! Write Down Your Goal
! Refine Your Goal
! Get a Mentor
! Enlist Accountability
! Don’t Share With Everyone
! Eliminate Distractions
! Track Progress
! Celebrate Success
Repeat
The Process!
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17. 8) http://www.inc.com/kelli-richards/3-reasons-you-
need-a-mentor-even-if-you-don-t-think-you-do.html
9) http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/
2014/09/21/how-to-find-a-great-mentor-first-dont-
ever-ask-a-stranger/
10) http://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/study-
highlights-strategies-for-achieving-goals
11) https://sivers.org/zipit2
12) http://www.inc.com/ilya-pozin/7-things-highly-
productive-people-do.html
13) https://michaelhyatt.com/do-you-have-a-not-to-do-
list.html
14) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gretchen-rubin/
balanced-life-if-you-want_b_786270.html
15) https://www.fastcompany.com/3027855/leadership-
now/10-ways-to-reward-yourself-for-working-so-hard
Sources
1) https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/notes-self/
201308/how-set-goals
2) http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellevate/2014/04/08/why-
you-should-be-writing-down-your-goals/2/#6bf8d22a1bf6
3) https://www.brightplan.com/resources/why-goal-setting-
may-be-the-surest-route-to-achieving-your-dreams
4) https://michaelhyatt.com/goal-setting.html
5) https://www.brightplan.com/resources/infographic-
having-trouble-achieving-your-goals-make-them-smart
6) http://lifehacker.com/5925801/how-can-i-turn-vague-
goals-into-actionable-to-dos
7) http://jamesclear.com/schedule-goals
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