I run a project called
101 Things in 1001 Days (it's not originally my idea, I just run a blog with the brazilian version of the
original project). The project consists of having people list 101 things/goals they want to accomplish in 1001 days and posting this list and the progress in their blogs. People list both short and long term goals. As more and more people join the project, I've started getting more and more feedback. What people usually tell me is that:
1) Creating the list is an exercise in itself. It forces them to take a deeper look on what they really want and define/redefine their goals more consciously.
2) Because most of these lists are public (people post them in their blogs) and because people report their progress in their blogs too, they feel more motivated and commited.
3) Having such a list keeps them very focused.
This is the general feedback I usually get. I have a list of my own and I noticed that it helped me a great deal! I definitely stayed more focused, I've already accomplished several of my goals - both short and long term - and many of the short term goals are steps to long term goals anyway.
I don't know if writing your long term goals on a daily basis is effective or not, I suppose it might work for some people while to others this would seem redundant, but because I'm getting all this feedback, I'm starting to believe that keeping a list visible/accessible and taking a look at it constantly definitely helps. People have been telling me about different methods they are using to keep them focused and I had this one person tell me that for each and every item of her list, she associated an image to represent them and put them all in a folder. Every night before bed she looks at these images and thinks about which steps she's going to take the next day to get closer to those goals that are prioritary at that particular moment. I found this method very interesting (and I also believe it is helpful for intention manifestation, but that's subject for another forum
).
Anyway, just my 2 cents. Bottom line is, I think different methods work for different people. If you find something that works for you, stick with it. :-)