How do you keep track of your long-term objectives?

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Hi Hunters!
So it's always easier to keep track of small tasks you need to get done in the timeframe of a day or week. But how do you follow up closely with your long-term objectives to make sure you work towards them? Do you break them down into tasks? Do you have reminders? I'd love to know!

janvikaur panesar · Accepted Answer

Hello, I think the best strategy is to try breaking your long term objectives into phases of short term objectives and tasks. If one succeeds, it helps achieving the others.

Maxwell Davis · Answer

I'm doing via public accountability through my own personal site.  The monthly updates are really driving me this year to make incremental movements to achieving those goals!

Fabian Maume · Answer

I'm personally using Ora, it allows to aggregate several trello boards together. I have a board to handle short-term tasks (CRM, billable activity) and boards for long time tasks (study, ability building). I have a weekly blocker of 8 hours for long-term tasks.

Ste · Answer

Breaking them down into phases works best.
And breaking those phases into tasks.

For SaaS Github offers good support for that (they've got a nifty 'Projects' tab built into each repo).

For personal stuff or goals which are a bit fuzzier, a note or a Google doc does it for me.

Allison · Answer

Hello! I have my long-term objectives and then break down them into short-term objectives.

Then, what's really important to me is including a 
"if I succeed, the following will happen:"

It really helps provide benchmarks and keep things accountable. Would highly suggest!

ankita singh · Answer

One thing that I follow to keep up with my long term object is- I divide that objective into smaller goals and keep striking it out once I achieve the smaller once. To do this I plan everything with minute details and a clear thought process.

I don't know how this is gonna work for you but definitely works for me really good.

Vanshika Chaturvedi · Answer

Hello!
First of all, I love this question! It really made me wonder and introspect.

I think you can keep track of your long-term objectives by putting in very little effort towards them consistently. Try and align your short term-objectives with your long-term goals. Everything that you do must at least not push you farther away from your long-term objective, if not bring you closer to it!

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Break your long-term goals down into short-term tasks. Breaking your goals into smaller, more manageable chunks makes them feel more realistic. It also gives you a clear action plan instead of making you feel overwhelmed. It's a bit of up-front investment but meticulously planning out the steps you need to take to hit your long-term goals helps you put one foot in front in front of the other even you are exhausted or demotivated.

Martina Hackbartt · Answer

@vanshika_chaturvedi Hi Vanshika! I'm glad it made you introspect, and thank you for the tip! I 100% agree  :)

Martina Hackbartt · Answer

@allison_mui Benchmarks sound like a great idea! I will definitely try it out. Thanks a lot

Martina Hackbartt · Answer

@stelian_dobrescu1 I really like this idea of breaking them down into phases and only then into tasks. It makes a lot of sense! Thanks a lot for sharing

sowmya k s · Answer

Break into different small task and doing is best

How do you keep track of your long-term objectives?

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