Big goals can feel overwhelming until you break them into smaller milestones—goalposts—and celebrate along the way. The GPS workbook recommends selecting three graduated goalposts for each goal and assigning a reward to each. For example, if your goal is to start a business, your first goalpost might be saving your start‑up capital in six months, […]
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Procrastination isn’t just a bad habit—it’s a dream killer. Many of us set goals without ever committing to a start date. Without a specific date to begin taking steps, goals remain hypothetical; there is no accountability and nothing changes. I once set a goal to launch a new product “someday,” and years passed without progress.
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Ideas are easy; execution is hard. That’s why the GPS program emphasises creating action plans, tracking progress and continuously setting new challenges. Start by breaking your goal into microsteps—small, manageable actions. If your goal is to eliminate $5,000 of credit card debt in eighteen months, divide $5,000 by 18 to get about $280 per month.
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Not all goals are created equal. Some are simple and immediate—like making a long‑overdue phone call—while others are ambitious, such as saving for your child’s education. As Zig Ziglar famously said, “A goal properly set is halfway reached”jeffshore.com. By categorising your goals, you ensure each one is properly set and planned. The GPS workbook identifies
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Have you ever paused to ask yourself what you really want, or are you just surviving? Defining your desires is not a quick exercise—it’s a journey inward. The GPS workbook emphasises that goal setting requires solitude and reflection. In our busy, noisy world, solitude can feel uncomfortable. I used to fill every spare minute with
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When people ask me for the secret to achieving audacious dreams, I begin with a deceptively simple habit: write down your goals. As Brian Tracy observes, committing goals to paper can increase the likelihood of achieving them by one thousand percent. For years I treated that statement like a motivational cliché. I would jot ideas
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Establishing A Crisis Management Plan for Small Businesses At some point, every business will face a crisis. Unfortunately, statistics reveal that many don’t survive this difficult period: around one fifth of U.S. companies fail within their first year while half shutter within five years. Crisis can arise from any source, be it global events like
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Rethinking BMI Relevance in Health AssessmentHealthcare providers have long relied on body mass index to assess whether an individual is overweight. Unfortunately, this method relies solely on weight and height data alone and may lead to inaccurate conclusions; for example, someone with high muscle mass could potentially be classified as being overweight even though having
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