Effective goal pursuit requires identifying a specific, concrete objective and understanding the path to achieve it.

“There are basically only three or four elements, to goal setting and goal pursuit. Basically, an individual or set of individuals, has to identify a specific thing that they're going to attain. In some communities, they talk about, knowing what right looks like, meaning being able to define a very specific goal. You can't just say, I want to be a champion athlete. You have to say what sport, and you have to understand what the path to that is.”