A new year and a new decade. What are your dreams and goals for this year? Dreams are great. Think big and when you have your dreams make them into goals. The bigger the goal the better. If your goal is too small you may never get to it. But if it is big and something you really want, you can work towards getting it done.

A few keys to completing your goals:

• Break your goal into smaller tasks - it feels great to get things completed and make progress on your goal
• Set dates to complete tasks and goals - setting a date provides good pressure and helps you progress on your goal
• Write your goal, tasks and dates down and post it somewhere you can see it every day - this will reinforce your goal and keep you focused
• Keep track of when you complete something on your task list - this will show your progress on your main goal
• Don't be discourage if you miss a date on your list - don't give up, reevaluate and set a new date

One goal this year is to complete a new deck on the back of our house. Last year we completed our building deck plan and this year we will complete the deck. My first task is to complete my task list for this goal.

All the best in 2010 and good luck with your dreams and goals this year!

Peter