Without a purpose, there is no way to measure your success.  This applies to everything you set out to accomplish. You must have a firm picture of the What, When, and the How:

• A project at work – What is the end goal? When is it scheduled to be completed? How many resources do you need?
• A vacation trip – What is the destination? When is your vacation time? How are you going to get there?
• Your dream house – What neighborhood do you want to live in?  When do you want to move? How will you pay for it?
• Your goal to lose weight – What is your desired weight? When do you want to reach your desired weight? How will you achieve your goal (stop what, or start what, or both)?

Dwight Eisenhower said, ‘We succeed only as we identify in life, or in war, or in anything else, a single overriding objective, and make all other considerations bend to that one objective.’

Can you share some examples of goals that you have achieved by knowing the What, When, and How?