Using my Sidekick II to keep track of my Goals …

In case you’re wondering, this isn’t going to be a cleverly written article advertising T-Mobile, or the Sidekick II for that matter. The reason I am writing this is that I’m often asked what techniques I use to keep track of and manage my goals. Since I do a combination of things — not the least of which involves using the nifty gadget you see above, I thought I’d share a bit about it here for you. In particular how I use it myself.

Out of sight, means your goals are often out of mind as well…

I don’t know about you, but I can tell you from personal experience that when my life feels like it’s flying out of control it can be really hard (that’s an understatement) to stay focused on the task at hand. Much less being able to make sure I’m working on those tasks that will lead towards my attaining the goals that I have set for myself.

So, it’s not enough to just have your goals written down. You’ve got to actually keep them nearby, so you can be reminded to look at them and give them the needed attention necessary to make sure you actually work on them.

That leads me to one of the ways I use my Sidekick II to keep my goals clearly in mind…

You see, there’s a calendar included that I use quite a bit. In it, I like to set “tasks” — with each new task, I set a reminder. When I’m dealing with my goals I’ll set the reminders to be a repeating task. That way at any given time I can get a handy reminder for the particular goal that I’ve set. Since I also like to keep my goal on 3×5 cards — often I will include a reminder to review my Goal Cards.

The interesting thing about goal setting and more importantly goal achieving, is that you want to break down your overall objective (or goal) into manageable pieces. Then work those pieces (or smaller goals) until we get closer to reaching the larger goal we want to achieve.

That’s where using tools such as Goals Cards, or a tool like the Sidekick II (or any other goal tool that works for you) comes in handy. It will do wonders for keeping you focused and taking action on the things that you must do in order to reap the ultimate goal of achieving the things you’ve set for yourself.

One more tip… When the goal reminder I’ve set for myself alerts me, I make a point to take action on whatever it is that needs to be done. Procrastination has stopped way to many otherwise great achievements.

Taking action on whatever it is that needs to be done, no matter how inconvenient it may be (within reason of course) goes a long way towards helping you achieve more of the goals you set for yourself. Very often there’s no better time then at that very moment to do what needs to be done. No matter what the “procrastination monster” might be trying to tell you!

— To your goal setting success, Josh Hinds