You won't see how to do it until you see yourself doing it. David Allen

One of the main reasons for not starting a new challenge is to feel that it is unattainable. It may be too difficult or too far away in time. Not even trying may leave you with a sense of failure that impacts your whole life.

Setting your goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

This quote by Tony Robbins may be insufficient. You may want to set Objectives and key results (OKR), a goal setting framework used to define measurable goals and track their outcomes. OKR comprise a significant, concrete, clearly defined objective and 3-5 measurable success criteria, key results, to track the achievement of that objective. They can also be supported by initiatives, the plans and activities that help to move forward the key results and achieve the objective.

They should also be inspirational to work towards them.

5 best practices to set OKRs

1️⃣ Aim for a 70% success rate of key results: It encourages competitive goal-making that is meant to stretch workers at low risk. If 100% of the key results are consistently being met, the key results should be reevaluated.

2️⃣ Beware of the way you craft OKRs, so that they don't represent business as usual since those objectives are, by definition, not action-oriented and inspirational.

3️⃣ Avoid words like help and consult, as they tend to be used to describe vague activities rather than concrete, measurable outcomes.

4️⃣ Measure leading indicators that are readily measurable and provide with an early warning when something isn't going right, so you can course-correct.

5️⃣ Conversely, avoid using lagging indicators, those metrics which can't be attributed to particular changes and so prevent from course-correcting in time.

Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life. Les Brown