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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Effective time management helps you decide how to use your time. Being decisive in your daily decision making leads you to becoming a more proactive worker. But learning to be decisive can be difficult, especially if you are used to others making decisions for you.

How often in the day do you dither in reaching a decision? Do you weigh up all the pros and cons and still find it difficult to make a choice? Are you hampered by the fear that your decision will be the wrong one?

Let’s start with something as simple as going through the daily mail. You’ve put it in a pile to do something about it, maybe later. But you have to act on it. The pile is overflowing and you need to decide what to do with each piece of paper. Try the DRAFT technique and see if it helps with being decisive about the mail.

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