When I am working on a book i give myself a page count and set a deadline. I find that very helpful. I know how much i have to do and when it as to be completed. If the book is to be three hundred pages and I have one hundred days until it is due, I have to write three pages per day – every day.

The deadline also serves as wake-up call. It creates a sense of urgency and forces action. I know many creative people who will not do a thing without a deadline. When their deadline looms – watch out, they work like mad.

It is the same way with any goal. Without a deadline, your goals remain out of reach. With a deadline, you have that extra motivation that will usually help you find a way to reach them.

ACTION TIME

Find your current age on the time line. Next determine the ripe old age you believe you will live to. Now subtract the years you have left. What is the one thing you want to accomplish more than anything else in the remaining years?

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