A Shift-Making Goal-Getting Workshop
We’re approaching a new year -- a new decade! -- and it’s not too early to start making plans and setting goals. In fact, I like to start this process in October so that, by January, my goals have incubated, and I’m raring to go when the new year hits.
But don’t let the timing of things throw you off. You might be on a different cycle. If you like to plan your goals at the beginning of spring or before the school year -- totally fine. This material is here when it’s the right time for you.
Start by sizing up the last year.
- How did it go for you? Did it meet your expectations? Did you get out of your comfort zone? Did you play a bigger game? Did you embrace what you want? Take time to think about these things and write down your answers.
- What worked? What didn’t work? Where can you improve? What resources did you add to your toolbox? What did you learn? What role did you play in both your successes and your setbacks?
- What people made a positive impact on your life? What do they have that you want to develop in yourself? Remember, you can’t recognize greatness in others if it’s not in yourself! Let that sink in...
The above exercise is about becoming hyper aware of your goodness and of your power to control your destiny. What you want and who you want to be is inside of you already!
Now you should be feeling good, empowered, and ready to set some goals. Commit to achieving three big goals in the coming year. Your goals should be...
- Specific
- Measurable
- Meaningful to you
- Achievable
- Time-based
- Toward what you want
- Personal and specific to you. Your goals shouldn’t depend on anyone else.
Now, the person who can achieve your desired goals is likely different from the person you are today. Who is the person you’ll need to become to accomplish your goals? You might need to learn new skills, build new habits or patterns, stop some unresourceful practices, limit exposure to negative people. Your work is to adopt behaviors that will help you reach your goals. Once you’ve designed your plan, it’s time to take action.
When you encounter obstacles -- which you will -- remember that obstacles are signs that you’re moving closer to your goal. They’re part of the process, part of the journey of becoming who you were meant to be.
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Links from today’s episode:
- Episode 35 -- We talked about the ecology check
- Episode 42 -- We learned about beliefs
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