Goals can seem daunting, especially if they are big ones. Perhaps one of your goals is to have a book published. That’s a mighty big goal and one that may or may not be attainable.

Is there any way to make this goal seem more realistic? Can you make the ‘hugeness’ of this dream more manageable? The good news is, yes you can.

If you think about your goal in more detail, you will soon realize that it is made up of smaller goals. These smaller goals can be broken down into manageable stages. Breaking your goals into these smaller stages will make them seem more easily attainable.

Compare these two statements: “My goal is to have a book published” and “My goal is to take creative writing classes and join writer networks so as I can improve my writing and find out how to submit a manuscript to a publishing house.”

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