Failure is often the result of something undone.
Goal setting is imagination. Follow through is reality.
This post provides solutions for 4 common reasons goal setting conversations fail.
Are you having the same conversations over and over?
I wonder if SMART goals are dumb when working to change your life. Goal setting requires history. What if you lack experience?
Life changes in iterations, not giant leaps. SMART goals reflect reality and aspiration.
Give yourself grace when working to change your life.
A big goal makes me feel powerful when it’s 364 days away. A goal for today slaps me to attention.
A year-long goal is a compass. Awareness of brevity sets the rudder.
It’s a waste of time to set personal goals before you define personal success.
Before you set personal goals for the new year:
1. Define personal success.
2. Choose goals that affirm who you are.
3. Choose goals that express who you aspire to become.
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I had a conversation with a high performing leader who is great at setting goals for results. But it’s time to set goals for relationships.
How can you make it delightful to work with you, even in high stress environments?
The stuff I read about setting goals is dangerous because it works. The thing you reach for shapes you. Big goals destroy us when we reach for the wrong thing. Many lose what… Continue reading
