I demand pretty aggressive goal setting and a commitment to measured progress towards those goals because I don't like surprises. I don't even like good surprises.

Progress, You can see how well you are doing on achieving your goals, after you start something.

Written goals produce better results than if goals are vaguely floating through your mind.

Aim low and you won't be disappointed.

You have to set the time frame for accomplishing your goal. If you don’t, it may take forever to reach your destination and you may get tired and change your focus. Consequently, to help you obtain and keep the sense of urgency that will help you stay focused, you have to set a deadline by which the goal has to be achieved.

The five qualities of a good goal; It has to ambitious, achievable, accurate and specified, measurable, leads to the feeling of life quality.