Goals determine your level of success. People who have goals lead more successful lives and achieve more than people who have none. However, for some of us the process of setting goals seem to be too complicated to bother with. That doesn't have to be the case. When setting goals use this simple process and you will have your goals set in one hour or less.

Step one- Write down your values. You want to write down the things that matter the most to you. We all have our own list of values that we possess. Honesty, integrity, wealth, relationships, etc. Write down all of the ones that are important to you.

Step two- Write down a list of your life time goals. This is a dream building exercise. Let yourself go. What would you do, be, or have if money was not a limiting factor. In other words, if you could afford it, where would you go, what would you do, what kind of person would you become? Write down the type of house that you would live in. List the make and model car that you would drive. Write down which career you would pursue. Add to your list the places that you would travel to. Put down your desired body weight. These are just examples and ideas of the types of things that you can have as lifetime goals. Write your own list down on paper and do not limit yourself.

Step three- On another sheet of paper write down a list of things that you would do if you only had six months to live. Some people call this the "bucket list" because it refers to all of the things that you would like to do before you kick the bucket. This is a very serious exercise because we never know how long we have to live. It may be six months or it may be longer. We never really know how long, but most of us act as if we are going to live forever.

This exercise forces you to bring the things that matter most to you to the forefront of your mind. This list of things that you would do if you only had six months to live will contain goals that are more dear to you. These goals will probably differ from the goals that you listed in your lifetime goals. In this step you will find that with the change in perspective comes a more refined list. You have become more clearly focused on what really matters to you.

Step four- Write down on another blank sheet of paper your goals for the next year of your life. The first three steps that you completed have helped to make this step easier. This exercise helps to clarify what is important to you and it brings to the surface what you are most passionate about. In this step you should be able to come up with a good set of goals very easily. This four step process only takes an hour or less to do, but once you are done you will be clear on your major objectives. Now you have a set of goals that you can begin to focus on.

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From Anthony D. Carter - a leading expert on goal setting.