Goal setting and life coaching.

Goal setting. What makes it important?

What is goal setting? Goal setting works by providing a direction for our efforts. Goals give focus to what is important and relevant in our lives. Goals change peoples lives in positive ways; they ensure success because they are thought out in advance. To achieve a goal you must define it, visualise it, desire it and be fully committed to move towards achieving it. Goals can be short term or long term. Some people like bite sized chunks and will achieve through short term goals. Others will opt for the long haul. Either option will get you there.

Goals are life changing; as soon as you take the first step you have changed your circumstances forever. As coaches, we talk about dreams and goals. Which is more important? They are both important in different ways and yet both will get you to where you want to be. Take a smoker, for instance. Their goal is to stop smoking for a multitude of reasons: they will have money to spend on other things; they will live longer. What is the real reason for stopping? Surely that is where the dream comes in. Our job is to find out what makes the goal so important. After all, this is the whole point of a person wanting to achieve in the first place. The dream starts the process of change and the first step of the journey. The goals, short, medium or long term are used to get to the end of the journey.

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Quote for the day:-

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Setting your goals.

What will I need to achieve my goal or goals? You will require passion, energy, commitment, focus, determination and confidence in your own abilities, together with the will to succeed and support. You will have visualised the outcome of your goal; you will have envisaged what it will feel like to achieve a successful outcome. Who should you tell about your goal(s)? Someone who believes in you, who will not judge or be negative and who will support and motivate you, every step of the way. Life coaching is holistic and this means goals must not create imbalance in someones life.

Achieving your goals.

What makes goal setting so important? Only nine percent of the population have goals. These are the most successful people. Only three percent of those with goals have written goals. They are most likely to be twice as successful as the rest of the population.

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