I’m a strong believer in the power of consistency. Doing something small consistently can make a big difference in the long term. Your goal might seem big like an elephant, but if you take your one step every day you will eventually achieve it.
我堅信持之以恒的力量。每天一小步，就離成功近一步。你的目標有可能像大象那么大，但如果你每天都堅持不懈，終有一天你會成功的。

The problem, of course, is it’s not easy to be consistent. It’s easier to just follow your mood and do things that you feel like doing. But consistency is essential to achieve big goals so you should learn to put it into practice.
但問題是，持之以恒并非易事。憑感覺做事、想做什么做什么，看起來會更簡單一些。但是想要達成目標堅持是必須的，所以你該學會付諸于行動。

Here’s how:
現(xiàn)在教你怎樣設定目標：

1. Set a goal you believe in
設定一個你相信的目標

You need a powerful source of motivation to stay consistent in the long term. Because of that, your goal should be something you believe in, something you really care about. Otherwise you won’t be able to keep at it for months or even years.
你需要一個強大的動力源來讓你持之以恒。正因為如此，你的目標應該是你所相信的東西、你真正關(guān)心的東西。否則你將無法堅持幾個月甚至幾年。

2. Allocate time for it every day
每天都分配一點時間給它

Don’t just wait until you have time. Instead, make the time. I usually allocate a minimum amount of time to work on my goal daily. You may want to take time off on the weekend and some other occasions, but other than that thrive to meet your commitment.
不要總是等你有空了才去完成。相反的，要分配時間。我通常會每天抽出小部分時間用來完成我的目標。你可能想利用周末或是抽出其他的一些時間，但除此之外你還是應該花時間來兌現(xiàn)你的承諾。

3. Use the time for real work
把時間用在實際的工作上

What’s the use of allocating time if you use most of it to procrastinate? So make sure that you do real work during it. For this purpose, I use a timer. Whenever I stop working in the middle of a session, I stop the timer. Then I restart it when I get back to work. This way I know that I’ve spent the whole allocated time for real work.
如果你總是拖拖拉拉，分配時間又有什么用呢？所以一定要確保你的確在工作。為此，我使用計時器。每當我在會議中暫停工作時，我也暫停我的計時器。然后當我重新回去工作時，我再重新啟動它。這樣我才能確保我在這段分配出來的時間內(nèi)做的都是實際工作。

4. Take the shortest path
走捷徑

Allocating time for your goal won’t help if it doesn’t take you closer to your goal. A common pitfall is using the time for things that aren’t really necessary.
如果沒有使你更接近你的目標的話，分配時間對你實現(xiàn)目標不會有幫助。一個常見的誤區(qū)就是把時間用在了不必要的事情上面。

To avoid this, always keep your goal in mind and build the desire to achieve it as soon as possible. Setting a tight deadline is a good way to help you stay focused.
為了避免這種情況，你要始終牢記自己的目標并且樹立愿望盡快實現(xiàn)它。設置一個緊迫的截止時間是一個能幫助你保持專注的好方法。