This document provides information about goal setting and achieving goals. It defines short-term and long-term goals. It explains that setting goals takes planning and work, but that goals help take control of your life, focus on important things, make progress, and build confidence. The document encourages writing SMART goals in three areas of health and provides an action plan template to achieve goals, with steps like listing actions, support, timeframes, and rewards. It discusses that people with clear written goals achieved more financially and that goals help focus efforts.
15. Goals Pay Big! A study of Harvard graduates found that after 20 years, the three percent of them who had written goals achieved more financially than the other 97% combined! "An average person with average talent, ambition and education, can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals."
16. Developing an Action Plan Set a specific realistic goal and write it down. List the steps you will take to reach your goal. Identify sources of help and support. Set a reasonable time frame for achieving your goal. Evaluate your progress by establishing checkpoints. Reward yourself for achieving your goal.
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