When creating your game plan for the new year and writing down your goals for 2010, you’ll want to keep these “Do this/Avoid That” guidelines.

Do

• Visualize your desired outcome
• Write down your course of action in an easy step-by-step format that can be checked off with each accomplishment
• Think positively
• Surround yourself with motivating factors and keep them in easy-to-spot locations
• Set your plan of action as soon as you know what you want and take action right away
• Be realistic in setting your goals
• Be specific in the goals you choose
• Learn to be organized in your thinking
• Make an effort to keep track of all of your achievements
• Share your achievements with those around you

Avoid

• Going into your goal with a defeatist attitude
• Trying to memorize all of the steps (that’s why you write it down!)
• Letting yourself be overcome with the negatives or setbacks
• Forgetting the reason why you have set up your plan in the first place
• Procrastinating taking action
• Being over-ambitious in your goals (make them realistic)
• Setting goals that are too vague
• Letting silly things stand in the way of achieving your goals
• Downplaying your achievements
• Letting yourself get off track