In answer, we create goals, specific results that we want to accomplish at specific times. These goals become the basis for our weekly and daily planning. Goals are the building blocks of our mission and our roles. From these goals we can create specific action plans that will help us succeed in our roles and fulfill our mission. Goals can be lifelong, intermediate, or short term.
Goals usually have a deadline.
They are usually broken down into steps, with each step having its own deadline. When all of the separate deadlines are reached, the overall goal has been achieved. This process of goal-division creates goals covering a variety of time spans. Some goals are lifetime goals-, meaning that we intend to achieve them before we die. To achieve them, we break them into smaller steps, perhaps ten year goals or five year goals.