I’m not good at writing.

• A simple Plan is better than none.
• I can start it this very moment
• I’ll list whatever I want like a shopping list and make it better as go.
• Writing my goals would cause me to think about how they fit together.
• Old pilots file flight plans; those that don’t never get old.

Goals make me anxious

• I will concentrate on the rewards and not the work.
• A goal is a target not a demand
• The right goals will motivate me.
• Larger or more important goals will motivate me more.

B-2  Gain Motivation with Visualization:

A written Plan would be too hard to keep updated.

• That is true if my life isn’t worth it.
• It’s easy to keep up; you just ad or change things on your list when you feel like it.
• Big goals are nothing more than a collection of smaller ones.
• Becoming a better writer would be a good goal.
• Having computer skills would make it easier for me to keep my Plan updated.
• Ad to my list of goals to “Develop my computer skills” as soon as possible.
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B-3 Personal Goals:

What are personal goals?

• Knowing what is important to me
• Knowing the qualities I want to have.
• Knowing what is right and wrong.
• Knowing how I want to be as a person.
• Appreciating everything.
• Being an exceptional spouse and parent
• To be a force for good in the world.

B-4 Long-Term Goals:

Having goals will put another layer of responsibility on me and I’m already trying as hard as I can.

• Goals aren’t for pressure; they are for direction.
• All I can keep in mind is the big picture; my plan will keep important details in place so I deal with them in the right order.
• Goals keep me from missing the important things of life
• Goals reduce wasted effort and dead ends
• I could die anytime; would I be ready if I were taken tomorrow?
• As I write them I will see ways I can improve them.
• A written plan will act like a compass I can look at often.

I’ll think about goals when I am older.

• Walking a straight line, if I’m off by one degree, by the end of a mile I will miss my target by 100 feet. Goals aim our energies more accurately.

Thinking long-term makes work out of living.

• What will make me work harder than missing important goals?
• Living day to day would be risky and cause me constant anxiety.
• By making everything I do produce something of lasting value, my wealth will grow faster.
• Once my accumulation of assets get big enough they will help to support me protect me, give me options and continue to grow.

B-5  Intermediate Goals:

I can barely keep my head above water why torment myself with middle goals?

• My middle goals can keep me motivated.
• They will keep me from missing some of my long term goals.
• If my wife and I can use our vacations to check out places we may want to live eventually.

B-6  Bring on the Spice:

Spice costs money and I have none.

• Spice is what makes life fun and it does not have to be expensive.
• Spice is an attitude of adventure.
• Without spice life is more of a sentence.
• Spice is refreshing and becomes e raw material for creativity
• Until I can afford expensive variety, I can stay entertained by the way I use my time.

B-7 The Engine of Your Future (My To-do list):

What engine? The best I can to is to plug along.

• All progress is plugging along.
• I will minimize nonproductive tasks to free up time for the things that produce the most important long term benefits.
• Concentrating on the next most important goals I can make all my small steps add up to something very important.