When coaching clients say to me that they are reluctant to set goals, I know there are deeper issues involved.
Here are seven reasons I’ve found that people may be reluctant to set goals – do you have more to add:
1. Many people are afraid they will let themselves or someone else down. They don’t like to be disappointed nor have someone disappointed with them.
2. They are unsure of how things will change if their goals do become reality.
3. Unconsciously they do not feel they are worthy and deserving of achieving and enjoying the rewards of their goal(s) becoming reality.
4. They are emotionally uncomfortable with success and succeeding.
5. They emotionally feel that achieving goals takes too much time and effort and the payoff is not worth it. Emotionally they see more pain in achieving goals than pleasure and gain.
6. They believe either unconsciously or consciously that if they succeed, someone else has to fail or lose. They see the pie of abundance getting smaller, not larger.
7. They don’t want to make a commitment to the future. Many people have a difficult time making a commitment to a task or plan and staying with it until completion.
Many of us view success as an emotional and physical struggle. Success doesn’t have to be a struggle. Goals are simply motivational guideposts toward the future.
Those are seven of my thoughts – what would you like to add or comment on? Please add your comments below. We look forward to hearing from you.
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For over twenty years Sharon Michaels has been writing, speaking and empowering women to achieve greater personal and professional success. Sharon mentors/coaches women on learning to recognize the things they’re doing that may be keeping them from the things they want.
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