In essence, the written word. Once again, the written word. But we need to do more then simply scribble down some ideas on a piece of paper. Our goals need to be complete and focused, much like a road map, and that is the purpose behind the rest of this article. If you follow the 7 steps I've outlined below you will be well on your way to becoming an expert in building the road maps to your goals.
Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
Make sure the goal you are working for is something you really want, not just something that sounds good. I remember when I started taking baseball umpiring more seriously. I began to set my sites on the NCAA Division 1 level. I new there was no way I could get onto the road to the major leagues, so the next best thing was the highest college level. Pretty cool, right.