“You cannot reach Alaska just by wandering North. You need a map and a plan.”
I believe in the power contained in the simple act of writing down your goals, so I strongly encourage you to do it. Too many years slip past with no evident markers. You can feel as though you have not accomplished anything when in reality, you have. You just don’t have any way of knowing if you have not kept track of your plans. Give yourself this gift in January so you can enjoy it next December.
The map is a simple statement of your goals. The plan is a list of steps you need to take.
Make the goals realistic and the steps achievable. Don’t defeat yourself by setting huge goals with impossible deadlines. If you finish reasonable goals early, you can make a new plan.
Post this plan somewhere you will see it every day.
Have a fat marker nearby so you can cross out steps when done.