The system I use to define and track my long-term goals efficiently

H.I.T. List System™

(aka High Impact Task List System)

STEPS:

Select 25 of your top goals in life.
1. They should cover these seven areas of focus.
  1. Health & Fitness
  2. Personal Growth & Development
  3. Spiritual & Inner Development
  4. Money & Investments
  5. Family & Personal Life
  6. Business & Career
  7. Social & Community Activities
Pick the 5 most important goals in life – your top fie. You might find that some of your top 5 goals also overlap the areas of focus. That’s okay.
Define your action plan for each of the five goals on a physical sheet of paper
1. describe your goal. be realistic. and make it attainable. (i.e. I will complete my BFA at SJSU by June 2018)
2. what is life like before you achieve this goal
3. what is life like after you achieve this goal
4. outline the next few tasks you need to take to complete as you work towards your main goal
put your top 6 tasks list the evening before you intend to complete them
complete as many of those first six high-impact tasks as you can in the next 24 hours
go through steps 3d, 4, & 5 each day until your tip five goals are complete
after 90 days reevaluate your top five and edit them starting at 1 if necessary
once all 5 goals are completed repeat steps 1 through 7

RULES:

Start with the one that will take the most time, then do one that takes the least amount of time, and repeat.
Work your high six Mon – Sat, Sunday is a free family day.
Commit to a 90-day sprint
Avoid the remaining 20 at all costs
Evaluate your top 5 goals against progress, iterate and update as necessary

TOOLS:

The Great Aim