Having a sense that the time you are spending at work is leading to a life of accomplishment is something that can increase your satisfaction, mood and job performance. The best habit for attaining that is setting and achieving goals for work on a consistent basis. The Four step system in this article will allow you to create goals for work that will help you excel not only this week, but also as you progress in your career.

1) Write your Goals Down in a way that is Trackable and Concrete

You won't be able to achieve your goals if you don't know what they are and the best way to find out is to write them down. The process of writing requires us to straighten out our thinking and turns what might be just a vague idea in our minds into something more tangible and communicable. Include both details on how you will know the goal has been achieved as well as milestones you can track along the way.

2) Chunk Down Your Goals into easily achievable Tasks

Most goals worthy of that title are made up of multiple actions that must be taken over time. A huge obstacle many face is failing to see the smaller tasks that can be accomplished easily. Viewing your goal as a series of easily achievable tasks reduces procrastination and can allow you to take advantage of momentum. As you see how easily you can get each task completed, future tasks start to pull you through to their completion with a gravity all their own.

3) Identify Which Tasks Have the Greatest Impact

The Pareto Principle states that 80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. This is also known as the law of the vital few. Do you know which of the tasks you've identified are vital to the achievement of your overall goal? Identify which tasks have the greatest impact on the final result of your goal.

4) Prioritize your Time and Energy on High Impact Tasks

Once you've identifies those tasks that make up the vital few, the ones that have the highest impacted on your results, focus your time and energy on accomplishing these. Set aside time in your daily schedule to focus on getting these high impact tasks done. Track which times during the day you are feeling more high-energy and if possible use those times.

Following these four steps will allow you to set and achieve goals that will have you exceeding your job expectations in no time. After running through these steps a few times you'll soon have them down as a habit and naturally follow these steps.