Steps to Creating Your Action Plan: Step 1: Write your SMART Goal (This should have been completed in your BlackBoard Discussion Board Question Step 2: Set Deadlines- Set a deadline for your goal. Be realistic with your time frame, but challenge yourself to get it done sooner rather than later. Step 3: Your Why-Write your reason for pursuing this goal. Your 'why is important for helping you identify the positive impact this goal will have on your life. Step 4: Habits - Identity a daily or weekly habit that will keep you on track with your goal. For examples. keeping your phone in airplane mode while you study. Habits are the framework for success, so it's important to align your habits with your goals. Step 5: Research - It's time to do some research. Your research may involve looking online, going to the library, talking to your Academic or Faculty Advisor, or speaking with people who have prior knowledge or experience with your end goal. You need to find out exactly what it's going to take to accomplish your goal Step 6: Action Steps - List every single step that needs to happen to achieve this goal. What does it take to accomplish your goal? How will you get from point A to point Z? Step 7: Order Your Steps - Review your list of action steps and order them in a way that makes sense based on what needs to happen first. Identify every resource you currently have and those you will need to complete your steps. Step 8: Smaller Tasks - For each action step you've identified ask yourself what smaller tasks need to get done to make the larger action step easier for you. Break the steps to achieve your goal down into the smallest steps possible. If there is more than one action to take for each step. continue to break it down until there is only one thing to do for each action step. Once you've done that, if you're comfortable doing so, you can then condense/group your listinto several action steps (depending on the magnitude of your goal. Step 9: Due Dates - Create a weekly/monthly list of actions that you will accomplish/complete each week/month to reach your goal. Set a start date and end date for each action step and smaller tasks Make the due dates attainable based on the factors needed for its completion, so you don't lose faith and give up. Add them to your calendar or to-do list Step 10: Set Reminders and Post Your Plan - Set up reminders on your phone or computer so that you always know when to work on each action step or habit. Post your plan somewhere you will see a daily (bathroom mirror, refrigerator, dashboard, wallet, cell phone or computer screen saver, etc.). Review your goals every morning or week as part of your routine. Focus on completing the goal action plan each