Write down your goals on paper and prioritize them. Keep it in plain sight, where you will see it every day. Write down everything!

Keep a master list. This is a daily to-do list of tasks that will help you reach your goals. Complete at least one task per day.

Develop a system for everything you do. Continually invent new ideas and improve old ones.

Track your progress frequently (weekly or monthly). It will help keep you motivated.

Write down a list of your obstacles and plan accordingly.

Manage your time efficiently.

Find a mentor. Follow their advice. Copy them exact. Learn from their mistakes.

Don’t backpedal. Don’t lose what you worked hard for.

Avoid stress. It will cloud your judgment. Only make important decisions when you are calm, relaxed and in a good mood.

Don’t give up and don’t fear failure. Learn from it.

Be ethical. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Study personal development. Buy self-help tapes, CDs and/or books by your favorite motivational speakers. Browse blog carnivals.

Take a college course.

Be anal retentive.

Ask yourself:

What has been working so far? Duplicate and multiply your successes.

What hasn’t been working? How can I remedy this?

Why do I want to achieve this? List the benefits.

What will happen if I don’t achieve this?

Who can help me? Where can I find and persuade these people to help me?

Visualize yourself having already achieved the goal.

Ask yourself: What steps did I take to arrive here?