5 Minutes to Goal Achievement

For the most part the majority of people are pretty visual. They learn best by seeing instead of hearing. That’s important when you realize that written long-term and short-term goals are internalized more fully into your subconscious that way. For a little time and effort you will crystallize your goals in your mind and become more determined to achieve them.

However, many people can hardly get through their daily tasks as well as what they have to do to accomplish those goals. In other words, goal achievement sometimes becomes more about time management and focus then it does about goal setting.

Do you have five minutes each day that you can set aside in order to achieve your goals? If there was a way for you to increase your success rate of achieving your tasks each and every day would you take an extra five minutes to do it? If you said yes to either one of these questions then keep on reading because here is a method which works for 98.99% of the people who try it, do it diligently and are persistent in their efforts.

So let’s get started. The first thing we’ll talk about is an action list. Your action list is often called a “to do” list. These are the items you think you’re going to get done today or tomorrow. It is essential that you create an action list every evening as an outline for what you intend to accomplish the next day.

The items on your action list should stick closely to the objectives you want to get done that lead to your goal. If your goal is to finish a writing project you should break that project down into several smaller tasks. One or more of those tasks should be on your action list every night.

Each evening, sometime before going to bed you should take a look at your objectives and decide what needs to be done the following day. Try to keep the action list reasonable. If you recognize a specific task is going to take several hours, it’s probably not a good idea to include another large task on the same day. Specific tasks done toward the completion of your writing project must be included every day.

The next day early, take a good look at the items that you want to accomplish today. Visualize yourself accomplishing and finishing each of those tasks. If one of those tasks is to design a new workout for you or someone else, imagine yourself finishing and satisfied with your work. In other words, use the same visualization that you probably use before a tough set of dead-lifts or push-presses. See and feel yourself succeeding in your head; it’s proven to work.

This entire task should take no more than five minutes. Use this method of imagining yourself completing your task list in the AM. This is a method which will help your subconscious mind believe that you have already accomplished the goal and that you must accomplish the goal in order to achieve success for the day. Even tasks which you find to be the irritating or you don’t wish to complete will suddenly become easier.

The action list should be completed each night prior to going to bed and reviewed the next morning prior to getting started with your day. Keep track of the things you put on your list and the things you accomplish. Try this for two weeks. At the end of two weeks review what you’ve accomplished and you’ll find that the periods of time during the day when you may have become distracted have suddenly become more productive and more focused.

This method of moving towards goal achievement most often gives you the ability to become more productive than ever. Do not be tempted to fill all extra time with too many “productivity” items, but instead spend more time having fun to create a more balanced life.