Let's say you've got a big goal.  Maybe it's to acquire a business for $2M.  Maybe it's to pay off $100K debt.  Maybe it's to gross $1M by the end of FY10.  Whatever it is, in order to increase your chances of making it a reality, you need to break that big goal down in to manageable bites.

For example, to acquire the $2M business, assuming you've done your due diligence, determine how much you need to have in the bank for collateral and set out a plan to accumulate it, determine how much the acquisition cost really is and, again, lay out a monthly plan to get there.  Figure out what income you need to bring in each month to cover the payments or replace the funds used to make the purchase.  Continue breaking each number down into smaller pieces until it's manageable.

To pay down $100K debt, again, break it into smaller bites and deal with monthly cash requirements and how you plan to bring in the extra income to make payments.  If you have multiple creditors, focus on one debt at a time and pay that off, then move to the next.

In order to gross $1M, look at how you're going to earn the money, which product and service mix is going to gross the amount, what your business cycle is, what the timing is going to be, whether or not you have the capabilities currently in place, what your monthly gross needs to be, as a start.

The bottom line is no matter how big your goal is, if you break it down into manageable bites and you'll be able to stay focused and stay on track to achieve it.