First, I recommend setting your long-term goals. We can do this by asking ourselves, what are the fundamentals that define success for our organization? Some examples of these are profitability ...

Unfortunately, figuring out exactly what the right direction is—and the road map ... Goals that focus on giving back to the community, through philanthropy or volunteer organizations, for example.

A measurable example: I am going to get my associate degree in Liberal Arts, by next summer. ACTION ORIENTED: The goal must require you to take action, not a reaction. Winning the Lotto jackpot ...

Many people suffer from being rational dreamers. They want to achieve a big dream but hold themselves back by being risk averse. They don't want to disrupt the status quo and play things safe.