Tracking where you are

Last time we talked about seven simple but not easy rules of life.
Today we’ll talk about tracking your progress toward your purpose.
All of us were put here in this life for great, specific purposes.
Yet no instructions came with our birth certificates.
We have to figure out our purpose and a plan to achieve it.
I wrote Your Life’s Great Purpose to help you discover yours.
Not only that, but to work out your own plan to achieve it.
You know mine: Raise $200 million for literacy in 10 years.
Here’s an important step for you to take in the coming year.
Start and keep a journal. Write in it your experiences.
Record your observations. Note what you learn each day.
Life is filled with lessons, stories, epiphanies.
Write your goals for each day and hold yourself accountable.
Each evening write: "What advanced my goals today".
Then write: "What will advance my goals tomorrow".
This goal setting and accountability exercise keeps you on track.
You will find that it gives your life far greater meaning.
A journal doesn’t have to be elaborate. A simple note pad will do.
Next time we’ll talk about what to write in your journal
For more on your life’s purpose, please click here.