Get Crystal Clear On Your Overriding Goal

* What is the purpose behind your overriding goal? * Why do you want to accomplish it? * What will you gain if you achieve it?

* What will you lose if you don't take action on this goal? * What is the downside of not achieving it?

* When will your overriding goal be accomplished? * Make it time-bounded. Set a deadline.

* Where are you right now in relation to your overriding goal? * What is your starting point? * How much ground will you have to cover to get to where you want to be?

* What are the obstacles standing in between you and your overriding goal? * What are the roadblocks and how can you remove them?

* What factor sets the speed in accomplishing your overriding goal? * Is there a bottleneck? Is there something slowing you down? How can you deal with this?

* What is your area of strength relative to your overriding goal? * What are you really good at? * How can you focus more energy here so that you can stack up that win?

* What is your weakest area relative to your overriding goal? * Where are you most vulnerable right now? * What do you need to work on, or improve, or delegate?

* What is the worst thing that could happen over the coming year to affect your overriding goal? * How can you avoid that? * What do you need to do to make sure that this doesn’t happen?

* What is the best case scenario and how can I achieve this goal?