I’m often asked how to get started setting goals. Does an achievable goal begin with a vague idea or does a goal have to be detailed and specific? My answer: It should be both. A motivating and achievable goal is taking a dream and giving it the “legs” to become reality.
Here are my five basics [...]
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Question: Why do I seem to do everything else except set my goals? I know they are important but I can’t seem to get around to working on them.
Answer: The key words in your question are “get around to working on them.”
If you don’t believe in the importance of setting goals, they won’t be important [...]
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Question: I’ve been disappointed so many times when I try to set my goals and I’m about ready to give up. Is it really worth getting my hopes up?
Answer: I remember a quotation from motivational speaker Les Brown: “If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.”
Are you happy with where [...]
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Guest Author – Caterina Rando, MA, MCC
To accomplish your goals attitude is key. Do not rob yourself of the learning and fulfillment that lies on the path along the way to your goals—enjoy every call you place, every trip you take, every accomplishment you make. Revel in the process of being a success—today do not [...]
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February 8, 2010 – 10:43 am
As you read the best-selling books about success, goal achieving and self-development have you noticed the authors consistently praising “persistence” as a powerful success trait? Yet, when some of us become single-minded and focused on getting what we want, we’re called stubborn. Is there a double standard?
There’s even an emotional reaction just mentioning the words [...]
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January 20, 2010 – 12:59 pm
When is the best time to regroup and make the time to seriously look at where you are headed toward achieving or not achieving your goals? When should you rethink your goals?
Nothing is etched in stone! Setting goals is a starting point for mapping out the future. You have the right to change your mind [...]
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January 11, 2010 – 2:08 pm
When coaching clients say that they don’t need to write down their goals, I cringe.
The conversation usually goes something like this,
“Let’s go over your goals, would you email me a copy?”
They say, “I don’t have anything on paper, I keep my goals in my head.”
“Why?” I ask.
The client answers, “I can remember them better them that [...]
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December 28, 2009 – 6:48 pm
As we look forward to 2010 we begin thinking about our goals for the coming year.
Earl Nightingale wrote, “Happiness is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal or goal.”
Why set goals?
Goals give you a sense of meaning and purpose.
Goals give you a sense of direction.
Quick tips for writing and achieving your 2010 goals.
Goals – Tip [...]
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December 17, 2009 – 12:22 pm
Getting any task, chore or project finished on time takes good time management. The same holds true for achieving goals. Achieving goals takes a step-by-step plan of action and a commitment to working that plan on a consistent basis.
Here are some tips for staying on track and managing your goal achieving time wisely:
1. Write your [...]
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December 9, 2009 – 10:32 am
Being able to achieve a goal means staying focused on going positively forward.
Sounds simple enough yet I’ve found focus can become one of the toughest obstacles to goal achievement. A key question in goal achievement becomes: Why do we lose focus and end up losing interest in achieving our goals?
Logically we know we need to [...]
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