Goal Skills – Problem Solving

We must expect to encounter obstacles along the path to our goals. When this happens, it’s time to think of ways to solve the problem, to recalculate the route to our destination. Sometimes the first step is to see that there is a problem. Define the problem. Gather information. Ask the opinions of others with [...]

Two New Free Tools to Plan & Measure Goal Progress

I added two new tools to the Daily PlanIt Free Tools page: 1) a foldable weekly and daily plan form (doc), and 2) a new and improved Annual chart for weekly goals (doc)  This form is for measuring progress toward a SMART goal like this one: I will [do what] plan weekly [how] with a [...]

Discovery of the Day

Check out 365 Thought Provoking Questions to Ask Yourself This Year at Marc and Angel Hack Life: Practical Tips for Productive Living. They also have many articles about Productivity.

Goal Skills – Determination

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek. -Mario Andretti Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/determination.html#ixzz1n7xxv0pD We must expect to encounter obstacles in our path as we reach for goals. Do you [...]

Leaving a Legacy

Most of us would rather avoid thinking about the possibility of health issues, accidents, other problems that might happen, or even death. So proactively preparing for these things is easy to postpone. However, a little bit of time spent planning can save you and/or your loved ones a lot of pain and suffering. Having your [...]

Foldable Diet and Exercise Forms

Two new printable, portable forms to track diet & exercise: Daily PlanIt Exercise Chart (side one) Daily PlanIt Food Diary (side two) (6 forms per page, close to 3 x5 size)

Shine

Lyrics from Katy Perry’s song “Firework”:  Baby, you’re a firework Come on, let your colors burst Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh” You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe You just gotta ignite, the light, and let it shine Just own the night like the 4th of July Boom, boom, boom Even brighter [...]

Why Goals?

The science of positive psychology meets the science of goal accomplishment in the book Creating Your Best Life: the Ultimate Life List Guide by Caroline Miller and Dr. Michael B Frisch. This research-based book shows how goals contribute to a meaningful life. Edwin Locke’s Goal Setting Theory is summarized at Mind Tools: To motivate, goals [...]

Goal Skills – Delayed Gratification

The ability to delay gratification is an important skill for achieving goals. This means you are able to clearly see and commit to long-term results over short-term satisfactions. An example would be choosing not to eat a donut now in order to reach a goal of losing weight. The results will not be immediate, so it’s [...]

Weekly Review Questions

10 Minutes 10 Questions for a Weekly Review How does what actually happened in the past week compare to what you had planned? What went well? What didn’t go so well? Did you make good use of available discretionary time? (time left after job description activities, maintainance and repeating tasks) How can you increase the [...]