Today I wrote my work goals for the year on a white cardboard paper to keep them on my desk visible to me all the time like |I did last year.

I spent the first 6 weeks of the year analyzing and reporting last year’s performance and preparing for a kick off meeting presenting all my findings. Now that this task is done I’m back to working on my objectives for the year. Seeing them written in front of me reminds me of my priorities and keeps me focused.

Whenever I receive a task not related directly to these projects I make sure this wouldn’t impact them. If this new task would require time and effort that would delay my projects I need to negotiate that with my management and agree on their priorities to deliver excellent and timely work accordingly.

Keep your goals visible and read them daily.