Life coaches work with those who have goals and want support in achieving their goals. Client goals fall into all life areas and range from things other people have said they should do to the most inspiring life changing goals that come from within themselves. The goals with the best chance of being accomplished are the most inspiring goals. How do you find and set your most inspiring goals? Review the five tips below and start exploring what your most inspiring goal would be and how it could be achieved.
What Inspires You?
In order to achieve your goals they must ignite your spirit. Your goals need to move you into action. They can not be “I should…” goals. They need to be “I want…!” goals or possibly “I need…!” goals. When identifying goals think of what you want to become, to achieve, to obtain and habits you want to stop or create.
Clarify Your Starting Point
Whenever setting a goal you need to be clear on where you are starting from. Get honest with yourself. Allow yourself to be transparent with those who will support you. Set up appointments with those who can objectively assess where you are now. Gather all this information into one place so you can reference it later.
Visualize End Results
Just as when you plan an airline flight you know where you are going to, you need to know where you are going with your goals. What will the end result of this goal look like in detail? Does this goal stretch you to achieve without setting you up to fail?
Write Out a Plan
Explore your options before making a decision about what you will do. Come up with at least 5 ways you “could” achieve your goal, and then evaluate the pros and cons of each. Which options do you want to incorporate into a plan? Identify the mileposts on your path to achievement. Mileposts will break the overall goal down into manageable chunks and keep you from getting distracted. Now put all these together into a strategic plan for your success.
Identify the Character Traits and Skills Required to Achieve Your Goal
Pretend you are writing a job description for someone who will achieve this goal. If you were to hire someone to do this for you, what are the skills and character traits that you would require in your new employee? Be objective. Only after doing the “job description” assess your own strengths, talents and resources. What do you have? What can you develop and how? What do you need to “hire out”?
To discover all the details of how to set inspiring goals enroll in Blueprint for Life Success: Strategic Tips to Live By so You’ll Feel Happier and More Fulfilled at http://www.jodirosenberg.com. The first series of e-mails are these tips expanded into a 5-part e-course, Set Inspiring Goals. This e-course will help you find and create your path to success. The tip series that will follow (like Fast Forward Challenge, Clear Your Path to Success, and Discover the Good Side of Selfishness) will provide motivation and support that will keep you progressing towards the achievement of your most inspiring goal so you create the life you most desire.
Jodi Rosenberg is an action-oriented life enrichment coach with tips and strategies to fast forward you to the life you desire.
Author's Bio
In 2004 Jodi established a Life Makeover Group based on the book Life Makeovers by Cheryl Richardson. This group now called Makeovers & More motivated her to seek additional training for life coaching through the leading global provider of coach training programs where she further developed her coaching skills and ignited her passion. Jodi combined her collection of people and business development skills and techniques from Corporate America with her Life Coach training to create a private practice that helps others establish inspiring goals and develop and implement key life strategies for success, while providing support, encouragement and accountability as her clients achieve more than they originally thought was possible.
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