Play 20 Questions To Help Define Goals

Posted on December 24, 2010 by LJ Earnest
Categories: Productivity,Techniques

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I am taking the rest of 2010 off to recharge my batteries. This article was first published on 23 July 2009.

There comes a time in every examined life where you have to stop and say “What am I trying to do?”

This question may be resolved by a quick examination of current goals and a re-orientation in that direction, or it may be something much deeper, requiring further questions.

If you need more questions, ask yourself:

• Is this something I still want to do?
• Is this something I want to do, or is it an external expectation?
• Does this serve my best interests and the best interests of those I love?
• Does this help me be the best person I can be?
• Would this be better done by someone else? Can I let go of it?
• Is this a smaller part of a larger goal?
• Why am I attached to this outcome?
• Is the probable outcome still in line with my desires?
• Will this matter in 10 years?
• Is this moving me in the direction I want to go?
• Is this making a positive difference, to me or someone else?
• Why did I want this?
• Why did I decide to do this initially?
• How does this fit in with my life goals?
• How does this fit in with my other current goals?
• Do I need to devote more time to this?
• Do I need to change direction in pursuit of this?
• Does this need to incubate for a while?
• Is this still as important as it used to be?
• Do I need to find help to complete this?

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