Goal review is an essential discipline for any effective goal manager. Simply put, the more frequently you review your goals, the more. Reviewing goals activates the minds inherent and very powerful ability to create solutions when presented with a problem or challenge to focus upon.

Remember this rule, you absolutely must review each of your goals once per week at the minimum. If that is all the time you have, make sure you allow for at least an hour or more. It’s actually the amount of time per goal that matters, aim for 3-5 minutes per goal, per session. If you have a lot of goals set, you may have to review them in 2 or 3 seperate sessions. This is all the more reason to review goals more frequently!

Making the time every single day, or at least every second day to review your goals will greatly increase your odds of successfully achieving your goals. If you want to achieve the greatest possible progress towards your goals, why not take at least a few minutes to review your goals list every single day?

Reviewing goals is part of the larger goal management process. Usually during goal review your only action will be taking notes, and perhaps minor adjustments to the text used to communicate the goal. This is not the time for detailed planning of actions, or making changes to the details of the goal. In fact it is an opportunity for you to visualize the goal and review the tasks and milestones planned for the goal.

Daily goal review works well with the creation of a daily to-do list. If you review goals while making your to-do list for the day or week it gives you an opportunity to ensure your doing the tasks that lead to goal achievement.

From the mental perspective of the goal review, it is important to be relaxed and to clear your mind before starting your goal review. Deep breathing or meditation can help in achieving this. If you find it difficult to focus during a goal review session, just remember what a massively positive impact achieving more of your goals will have in every area of your life. Return your focus to your goals.

Create a picture in your mind of each goal being achieved as you review it. In your mind play a movie clip where the plot is your goal being accomplished in all its glory. You might be crossing the finish line at the race and you look up at the timing clock, and there it is, a time slightly better than your goal. Maybe you can visualize yourself enjoying the view from the deck of your new home. Or you are at the ATM, you look at the balance and there it is, your savings goal is printed on the transaction receipt. By directing the movies in your mind creatively you can program yourself to fully committ to the vision that the goal represents.

Reviewing your goals is an essential step in making progress towards the achievements you deserve. Make it a regular aspect of your goal management program and you will be successful in creating more of what you want in your life.