9Lay Out Your Long-Term Goals

It’s not surprising that, in this multitasking, interruption-driven, and nanosecond world, goals get limited to what can be achieved within a short period of time. A day, a week, a month—rarely do individuals think one, five, or 10 or more years out.

Directing your attention to such far-off future horizons may seem disconnected from the workload on our shoulders right now, but it’s one thing to look back at your day having accomplished a few worthwhile things and quite another to look back over a lifetime of dreams fulfilled and major aims achieved.

Pursuing long-term goals (five years out or more) gives you greater overall direction and helps inform the choices you make daily. Not having them is like being in a ...

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