Nowadays, we have more than enough tasks to do. It’s practically impossible to handle all that stuff just to please everyone. So much to do, so little time. We need to set priorities to distinguish the time-wasters and nice-to-haves from the real stuff. That’s why we need clear goals so that we can set bold priorities.
The Goal Trees
The goal trees collect goals and puts them into tree structures. The most general goal becomes the top, and the more specific goals and objectives build down from there. Eventually at the bottom, there are small and specific objectives that may be achieved in hours or days rather than years. Usually, you will have more than one goal tree but rarely more than a few. In my case, I ended up with just three of them.
The goal trees clearly indicate what is important to you. And down the tree structure, they also figure out what the goals are actually made of. With your goal trees, you can easily make informed decisions about which task activities contribute and which do not.