Visualize the end goal before you act

When you're doing something important — before you start, you have to see the end goal clearly in your head. Not a fuzzy "I guess I should," but something concrete: why am I doing this right now, what result do I want, what does it look like, how will I know when I've gotten there. Without that picture in your head, action becomes aimless wandering — you move, you burn energy, but you get no closer. I'm telling you this as your mentor — this one's been proven. Goal → see the result → action. In that order. Otherwise — you're just going through the motions.