Productivity Tip #1: Set a Goal

Productivity Tip #1: Set a Goal

If you want to achieve something big in your life, you need to start small.

Set a Goal

The first think you may want to do is, set a goal. It does not matter if it is college degree, project at work or family life or even your personal savings. For example, let's set two goals. You want to write a book and you want to save $12,000 in year 2013. So two goals in a year.

Once your goal is set, now you need to put all of your energy towards achieving that goal. There will be times, when you were not feeling motivated or didn't have enough time, you must compensate for that.

Set Short Term Goals

So, now you know you have two goals – Write a book and save $12,000 in year 2013. The next step is to break these yearly goals into smaller monthly, weekly, and even daily goals. For some work, you may even have to set hourly goals.

Let's take our first example. You want to write a book in a year and let's say, the book has total 12 chapters. Now your goal is to write one chapter a month. Let's even break it down further. Say, each chapter has an average of four categories. Now, your goal is to finish one category each week.