There are two things we cannot live without when choosing to get something into our lives. One is measuring, the other is goal setting. But what have “measuring” and “goal setting” got in common?

Without setting goals, it is hard to get what we want. After all, the process of goal setting is to focus our minds on what we want. Though we may goal set when we go to buy a coffee, goal setting in the sense we think about is a lot different. After all, a goal such as earning $1,000,000 in the next 2 years is generally going to need much more work than getting a cup of coffee!

Also, how are we to know when we have reached our goal? This is where measuring comes into effect. It is an odd fact that many millionaires don’t know they are millionaires! For all of those people, they are in some kind of business and have assets which equal million dollars, but have not been aware of it, until someone told them - usually an accountant doing a deep audit.

So, you decide on a goal, a worthy goal. You write your goal down, and set it. By setting we mean deciding. Without any kind of other alternative, you are set. You are going to live this vision, this goal, this life, etc. If you continue working towards that goal, how will you know when you reach it?

Measuring and goal setting are crucial for success. By measuring regularly, you will find that you know if you are heading in the right direction. If we hold to the example before of the $1million dollars within 2 years, then you maybe apt to creating lofty milestones in the beginning. Your measuring and goal setting may go something like the first milestone is $100,000. This is not the best way to go, especially if you have been on $30,000 maximum per year.

Often goal setters will put a lot of effort on climbing a mountain top in one go. But, climbing a mountain takes time, and you have to go from baby steps, to gradually grow to make a giant leap for mankind!

Measuring and goal setting go hand in hand. When you can take the small steps, and feel the confidence from those successes, then you can make those bigger steps and achieve success.

Where many fail by trying to climb the mountain in one go, you can succeed by taking those small steps. Measuring and goal setting go hand in hand, and when you take both and act on them, you will undoubtedly achieve success at some point.