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1.4 Get very specific about what you want
One big difference between a dream and a goal is being specific about
what you want. A dream is a vague fuzzy thing you like to think about
to make yourself happy. A goal is a specific prospect, and by gosh,
you’re going to make it happen!
One word of warning – for now, don’t worry about how you will
achieve your goal. That will come in steps 3 – Generating options, and
4 – Goalsetting. For now, we simply figure out what it is you want!
(There’s a reason this solid structure works. Trust me.)
For now, just eliminate any vagueness and make it specific. Exactly
when is your “middle-term” goal? How will you know when you have
achieved it? Also eliminate a