The best way to succeed to succeed in engineering is to plan our goals using the SMART goals acronym. each letter stands for a different word.
S: Specific - ask the five W's: who, what, why, where and which.
M: Measurable - be able to track the progress you make.
A: Achievable - make your goal something you can achieve and nothing outrageous
R: Realistic - That the goal is attainable. this also boils down to your technology, resources, skills, time and priority.
T: Time: should make a good deadline that the specific point of the project should be done by.