Nothing happens unless first a dream. Carl Sandburg
It’s all about SUCCESS
- Select a dream
- Use your dream to set a goal
- Create a plan
- Consider resources
- Enhance skills and abilities
- Spend time wisely
- Start! Get organized and go.
…it’s one of those acro-whatevers, said Pooh**Roger E.Allen and Stephen D. Allen, Winnie-the-Pooh on Success (New York: Penguin, 1997) p 10.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. Carl Gustav Jung
Goals are focusing tools.
The pursuit of success moves you into a position of CHOICE, an empowering and effective strategy especially when you make your goals SMART .
- S – specific
- M – measurable
- A – aligned to values
- R – realistic
- T – time based
The more specific you can be, the more attainable your dream of success.
Giant goals produce giant motivation. Anthony Robbins
There’s an art and a science to setting effective goals – goals that stick, compel your attention and motivate you to take action, step by step. Below are 10 steps that can get you started. Need help? Contact us.
10 Steps to a SMART Goal that Sticks
Take a moment to centre yourself and prepare to dream:
- Tune in – how do you feel?, Silence the Chatter – breathe deeply, connect to your deeper self
- Lifestyle Scan – assess your situation. What’s needed/ wanting?
- Envision the future – what do you want in your life?… Does the vision spark energy/passion?
- Define Success – What’s it look like? Who’s still in the picture? How will you recognize it? Strive for a vision that’ll make you “reach”
- Identify key milestones along the way.
- Do a personal SWOT analysis – identify your competencies and skills; leverage opportunities; protect yourself from weaknesses/threats
- Consider requirements (skills, resources); What supports are required?
- Assess impacts – what changes are easy to make?
- Restate the goal so it resonates with your values. Make it SMART!
- Evaluate – Double Check
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