Do something. Do anything. An average plan vigorously executed is far better than a brilliant plan on which nothing is done. For you to achieve any kind of success, execution is everything.

STEP SIX: Take action on your plan immediately. 

Think on paper. When you write your goal down, you crystallize it and give it tangible form. You create something that you can touch and see. Unwritten goals lead to confusion, vagueness, misdirection and numerous mistakes.

STEP TWO: Write it down

A goal or decision without a deadline has no urgencyWithout a definite deadline accompanied by the assignment or acceptance of specific responsibilities for completion, you will naturally procrastinate and get very little done.

STEP THREE: Set deadlines/ sub-deadlines. 

As you think of new activities, add them to your list. Keep building your list until it is complete. A list gives you a visual picture of the larger task or objective. It gives you a track to run on. It dramatically increases the likelihood that you will achieve your goal as you have defined it and on schedule.

STEP FOUR: Make  a list. 

Keep pushing forward. Once you start moving, keep moving. Don't stop.This decision, this discipline alone, can dramatically increase your speed of goal accomplishment and boost your personal productivity.

STEP SEVEN: Do Something Every Single Day. 

With a written goal and an organized plan of action, you will be far more productive and efficient than someone who is carrying his goals around in his mind.

STEP FIVE: Organize the list into a plan

The formula consists of seven simple steps. Any of these steps can double and triple your productivity.

Powerful Formula For Setting And Achieving Goals. 

Stephen Covey says that, "Before you begin scrambling up the ladder of success, make sure that it is leaning against the right building."Sit down and discuss by yourself your goals and objectives until you are absolutely, crystal clear about what is expected of you and in what order of priority.

STEP ONE: Decide exactly what you want.

Every idea in this book is focused on increasing your overall levels of productivity, performance, and output and on making you more valuable in whatever you do. You can apply many of these ideas to your personal life as well. Each of these twenty-one methods and techniques is complete in itself. All are necessary. One strategy might be effective in one situation and another might apply to another task. All together, these twenty-one ideas represent a smorgasbord of personal effectiveness techniques that you can use at any time, in any order or sequence that makes sense to you at the moment. The key to success is action. These principles work to bring about fast, predictable improvements in performance and results. The faster you learn and apply them, the faster you will move ahead in your career - guaranteed! There will be no limit to what you can accomplish when you learn how to Eat That Frog!

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The motivational classic with more than 1.5 million copies sold will help you stop procrastinating and get more of the important things done—today!   There just isn’t enough time for everything on our to-do list—and there never will be. Successful people don’t try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure those get done. They eat their frogs.   There’s an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is eat a live frog, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing you’re done with the worst thing you’ll have to do all day. For Tracy, eating a frog is a metaphor for tackling your most challenging task—but also the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life. Eat That Frog—Snapshots shows you how to organize each day so you can zero in on these critical tasks and accomplish them efficiently and effectively.   In this fully redesigned and illustrative edition, Tracy explains how you can use technology to remind yourself of what is most important and protect yourself from what is least important. But one thing remains unchanged: Brian Tracy cuts to the core of what is vital to effective time management: decision, discipline, and determination. This life-changing book will ensure that you get more of your important tasks done—today!

Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations.He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.

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