Goals & Results

Most people who set goals do not achieve the results they had intended. There are many elements in setting goals, but here are a few reminders to get you back on track:
1. First, get clear about where you are to know where you would rather be. Clarity is power, and it’s also about honesty! Then write your goal down. Using your physiology will help make it more real to you.
2. Be specific about your goal. If you want a new car, pick out the year, make, model, and features. You could even test drive the car so you’re sure about your vision.
3. Emotionally connect with and list the reasons why you want this goal, and what it would cost you not to have it. This is your purpose, your fuel, for this goal, and without a purpose you will likely lose energy when you face obstacles and distractions.
4. Design an action plan. You can always adjust this with the feedback you’ll receive along the way, so start with what you know about whom and what can support your goal.
5. Measure your progress. If you want to exercise four times a week, mark on your calendar which days you actually did exercise. What gets measured gets better results, and the more often you measure, the more often you’ll get better results (all other things being equal). If you want to fire up your progress, find an accountability partner: someone who believes in you and your dreams, and won’t sell your short regarding your commitments to yourself. Examples of a partner could be a friend, family member, coach, or mentor.
6. Make sure your goal is attainable and realistic, so you actually believe it will happen. If you want to be a concert pianist in 30 days, but have never struck an ivory key, your mind will flag your fantasy and set you up for a failure.
7. Put a time stamp on it, and call it your celebration date. Picking a date (or even time on that date) will kick butt over phrases like “someday” or “soon”. If you know your target, you can chunk it down into bit size steps to get there.
8. Review your goals regularly, such as daily or weekly. When you do, get in the space where you feel like you would feel if the goal was already achieved. How would you feel, who would you have become, who else could you benefit, and what else would be possible for you? The feeling presence practice is powerful, and actually aligns you with possibilities, resources, ideas, and people that can help you get there.
9. Keep stretching yourself and celebrate your victories. Meaning in life comes from growing and giving!
I’m here to serve you, and wish you much success and fulfillment!
Coach Mark