How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be In The Shortest Time Possible

             How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be In
The Shortest Time Possible
Management consultant and business author Ken Blanchard once said, "Feedback
is the Breakfast of Champions." That's great advice, and it's just as true for
managing your own body as it is for managing a company.
The formula for success in any endeavor is simple: First, you set a specific goal
and designate a time limit for its achievement.
Second, you devise an action plan or strategy for achieving your goal. Your goal
and your action plan must both be in writing.
Third, you launch at once, whether you think you're ready or not, and you begin
taking efficient daily action in the direction of your goal.
That brings you to the fourth step – and it's a vitally important step that too many
people forget: Get feedback on your results. Feedback means measuring your
progress at frequent intervals to see if your action plan is working. Put another
way, it means you have to "keep score."
Imagine a company where the owners did not meticulously keep track of sales and
expnses on a daily basis. They probably wouldn't be in business for long would
they? Imagine a basketball game where there are no hoops and the players just
run around the court, dribbling, passing and so on, but there is nothing to shoot at
and no way to keep score. Ridiculous? Well, it's just as silly to start a fitness or
weight loss program and not keep score as it is to play any game or run any
business without keeping score.
The way to get from where you are to where you want to be is to get continuous
feedback to see how you're doing, adjust your action plan according to your results
and repeat the process until you reach your goal.