We prioritize.
It will not work if you do not know where - up or in breadth. It is important to choose those aspects that need to be developed in the first place, that is, to separate the grain from the chaff. If you need to get an education, learn to speak in front of an audience, control your time or spending, write it down. In accordance with the importance of this or that position, make up your personal top - list of weaknesses that need to be developed and strengthened.
We calculate the difficulties.
Nothing is given to us simply, even to achieve, it would seem, not the most important result, serious efforts are needed and there are difficulties on each path. In order not to fold before them and not to abandon their plans, it is important to know what to expect from life at one time or another. Of course, we can not predict everything, but some difficulties and obstacles are so obvious that they can not be ignored.
Describe what might prevent you from achieving one or another goal, what difficulties might arise, and what you can do to prevent or overcome them. So you will understand that much depends on you, and with many you will be able to cope.
Determine the sequence of actions.
Abstract goals are least likely to become a real result, and the dark ways to achieve them only hinder. Therefore, in as much detail as possible, describe the step by step of your actions.
For example, in order to get an education, you will need to pass the entrance examinations, study for some time and protect the diploma. In order for all these stages to be successful, it is important to take some actions that entirely depend on you.
Write a plan is not so difficult, it is much more difficult to follow it.
We note the intermediate results.
In any work, including in the work on yourself, it is important to see positive points, real results. If the goal is still far from final, mark each step that brings you closer to your plan. So you will see what the results of your activity lead to and how much has already been done.
We encourage ourselves.
It is equally important to encourage yourself for every, albeit insignificant, success. This will help overcome the difficulties, and you will know for sure that behind every effort you will be rewarded.
The incentive system should be clear, and you must follow it. Do not promise yourself expensive gifts for little things, but having passed the session, dropping an extra kilogram, writing a report you can reward yourself with going to the movies with friends or something no less pleasant.
Learning flexibility.
Any process can change our initial plans, so be prepared to make adjustments as you move towards the final goal. Do not expect that you will be able to predict the possible development of events at the initial stage, and your wishes may change in time. Learn to react calmly to change and respond to them correctly.
Do not delay.
If you have something conceived, you need to act without delay. Do not let yourself be lazy, do not allow any excuses. You are trying for your own good, but it's more difficult to find a lesson, so do not snap and act.
You can conceive anything: get a new profession, lose weight, make repairs, save money for a trip to the sea, learn how to deal with your own shortcomings - this plan works in all cases. It is important to be consistent and to remain resolute until the end. You can not endlessly start something and stop in the middle, otherwise none of your endeavors will ever come true. The reward for results will always surpass all your expectations, because it is impossible to predict how new skills will affect life.