write it down

Lots of people might have a vision or goal of some sort that they want to acheive one day, but one very powerful tool is to actually write down your goals and what you need to do to acheive them. By actually putting the pen to paper, you have just took your thoughts and have put them into some type of action. If they are important enough to you, write them daily - have a constant reminder of why you are working so hard and something to keep you in check. For myself, I like to have a timeline of where I would roughly like to be at different points in time and then use that timeline to determine my monthly, weekly, daily objectives. Its important to stay flexible and remember that its the big picture you're after, so don't sweat it if shit goes wrong for a day, or a week. Little and often over the longhaul.