Give yourself a clear, achievable and realistic deadline to make it happen (within 6 months I will have finished my novel).
Start with the end in mind and give yourself a clear, achievable and realistic deadline to make it happen (e.g., by December 31, 12 p.m. EST, I will have finished my novel).
The EU Scrutiny Committee said the Prime Minister's most contentious proposals - making EU migrants wait four years before they can claim in-work benefits - would require EU treaty change, but this would not be achievable before Mr Cameron's deadline of holding a referendum before the end of 2017.
That's a hugely ambitious yet achievable goal with a deadline that's just fourteen short years away.
Obama achieved the achievable.
In a telephone interview on Tuesday, Iyad Alawi, the president of the Iraqi Council, said, "We hope the deadline will be achievable".
"Deliver when you say you will deliver – and if you know a deadline is not achievable raise the issue there and then.
But they ultimately agreed to the Republican plan after gaining concessions that reassured them the five-year deadline would be achievable.
The best strategy for tackling confidence issues is just like approaching any other challenge – break it down into measurable, achievable goals and give yourself a deadline.
While in his budget in April Mr. Obama proposed a 10-year plan to replace sequestration cuts, congressional Democrats and Republicans are aiming lower, seeking a deal that is realistically achievable before the negotiators' Dec. 13 deadline.
Semonite said he agreed with Sopko's recommendation that the Afghan Defense Ministry should use an electronic system to track and report Afghan army personnel and payroll data, but he called Sopko's suggested deadline of January 2016 "not achievable" and recommended pushing it back by 15 months.
