Can you multitask?

The skill to follow several goals simultaneously is the mark of the achiever. A goal setting system can improve our limited capacity to cope.

The other option is to be a one track mind and the real trouble is getting stuck in an overwhelming challenge while other possibilities escape away. In fact it is rather a luxury to be able to concentrate on just one thing and it may not bring you that much benefit. You have heard it said "I will sleep on it." The inference here is that a flash of creativity can occur when your soul is at peace and you do not push yourself to perform.

Why do people use a diary? Sounds like a lame question to ask. But the answer, besides the fact we miss things is that writing things down calls a commitment out of us. We are no longer subjected to whatever catches our focus at the time but we make ourselves bound to do whatever we stated we would do.

Obviously a diary is to keep track of your appointments. The next step is to keep a journal. Each night your would write down the things that mattered to you that day and 3, 6 or 12 months later you would ponder with delight at the common things you were battling with at the time. Keeping on with those good recording habits the final step is to write down your goals. Writing them and leaving them aside obviously is not going to help but it's a beginning.

You must be able to write your dreams. You have to picture yourself being with the people you want to meet. You have to call yourself to release your potential and believe that somehow you will stand where you ought to be. And here is the test: the moment you decide to do something worthwhile opposition shows up. But that is to be expected. As iron sharpens iron so opposition makes you stronger.

People complain about the boss looking over their shoulder but somehow they should be grateful they have a boss in the first place - I mean a person whose job is to organise your work for you! It is when you have to work on your own that you realise that management skills can make you or break you. Wearing several hats can be your undoing. Being a good technician but not watching the cashflow is deadly. The opposite is true. An accountant without business sense makes a poor marketer.

The benefits of using a goal achievement resource should by now be obvious.