Four strategies can help you to develop an effective action plan.
v State your goal in very specific terms that you can accept v Plan backwards from your goal for the best results v Confront your fears and expectations immediately and progressively v Put your plan on paper and into action as soon as possible Your goal If you don't know where you are going, you can't decide how to get there, but if you do know where you are going, you’ll get there faster. Goals like “Go back to school” are too general and not specific enough. You have to translate these goals into specific statements such as "Enter a college accounting program by next fall" or "For the next two months, search for work in the computer securities field.” You have to know exactly what you want to do and when to go about it. Plan Backwards One of the best ways to move forward is to plan backwards. Start by asking...