There are no unrealistic goals, only unrealistic time frames. And if you can’t evaluate the amount of time needed to achieve what you want, you will likely do less than what is possible.
We often get frustrated when we don’t complete things on time. Whether it is a task at the office today or a long term personal objective for next year, we get annoyed if the deadline passes.
Even worse, we can end up feeling like our goals themselves are unreachable and so we shoot for less now and in future.
Action – For a snapshot of how long things take, keep track of your actions every day for two weeks.
Not only will you clearly see where you spend your time but you will get a much better picture of how long it takes you to do certain things.
Then you’ll be in a better position to re-evaluate current goals and figure out how to achieve them.
Typically, I have found that one’s initial instincts are correct in how long a new task will take.
Having said that, where I have failed with this in the past (and still to this day), is not so much in the original time assessment, but in being undisciplined, unfocused, or not committed enough to see an unpleasant task through to completion in that assigned time, as I let “other” tasks creep in and steal away the time I allotted …… usually because the particular task is not one I “want to do” but rather one that I “have to do”. (Heck, this almost sounds like someone’s definition of success) 🙂
Ya know, sometimes it really sucks when you know that you’ll “have to eat frogs first thing in the morning, and all day long too”!
But then again, that’s why I love banging my head against the wall. It just feels sooooooo good when I stop!! 🙂
You always make me smile with your comments, Greg. Thank you!
It seems like there are more and more distractions today, which adds to the delays. I try to turn off all this stuff, until I eat at least one frog. Hang in there and stay safe