Each of these pieces will receive a name: Physical and Emotional Health, Personal growth, career, Finance, Significant other, friends,\u00a0 family, Fun, and Leisure<\/p>\n
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The next step is to give a score to each of these categories.\u00a0\u00a0 Think of the middle as the zero, and the edge of the circle will be the 10.\u00a0\u00a0 We will give a number from 0-10 according to how we consider the situation right now.\u00a0 For example.\u00a0 If we give Health a score of ZERO, it will mean that we do not take care of our physical health at all.\u00a0 On the contrary, a score of 10 will mean that we are in top shape and that our nutrition is balanced and adequate.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Think of a score of 10 as there is no more room for improvement.<\/p>\n
Once you conclude by giving a score to each dimension, you will end up with something like this.<\/p>\n
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It will become apparent what areas of our life score high and others low.\u00a0\u00a0 And here is where we can start thinking of the objectives we want to achieve.\u00a0 If one dimension has a score of 9, then probably we only need to take action to keep it as it is.\u00a0 But an area that scores 5 or less, will require quick action.<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Define your why.<\/h2>\n
In my opinion, this is the most important step because when we set our goals, it is because we are motivated to get started.\u00a0 But inevitably we will find obstacles along the way and there will be times when it gets harder.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is the reason we should be clear about our why.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why are you doing this? Why is it important for you to achieve this result?<\/p>\n
For example.\u00a0 Why do I want to spend more quality time with my significant other? Why is it important for our relationship? Or if you want you can flip it.\u00a0 What would it happen if I don\u2019t make space for quality time?<\/p>\n
Also, if it\u2019s your first time setting up goals, it will be important to reflect on your values. \u00a0\u00a0This is something I recently discussed with a client with whom I\u2019ve been working for 2 years.\u00a0\u00a0 She recently changed jobs and knowing exactly what her values in life are (balance, flexibility) allowed her to make the right career move.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This means that once you are clear on what you value -being this freedom, balance, career, service, etc-\u00a0 you will know if your goals are aligned with who you truly are.\u00a0 Feel free to download this template, so you can select the values you identify with.\u00a0 TEMPLATE VALUES<\/a><\/p>\n A piece of advice would be to write down your WHY.\u00a0\u00a0 Because when the journey becomes hard, when you are losing motivation, and when you are about to give up.\u00a0 Going back to your WHY will bring you the perspective you need, and will boost your motivation again.<\/p>\n Before I walk you through the process of creating goals, I want to remind you that the success indicators do not need to look the same for everyone.<\/p>\n For example.\u00a0 For the longest time HEALTH was usually paired up with a WEIGHT GOAL.\u00a0 However, this should not be the case.\u00a0\u00a0 You could choose to measure HEALTH as you please and tie this objective to the success indicators that make sense for you.\u00a0 My clients for example have worked on different areas of health, and they have determined their own success indicators. \u00a0\u00a0One has building muscle mass as an objective, the other wants to run a marathon, and someone else wants to move more in general.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So it is important to know that our success indicators do not need to look like everyone else\u2019s.<\/p>\n To make sure we set clear goals these should be SMART. This acronym stands for:<\/p>\n – Specific: Be clear about what you want to achieve<\/p>\n – Measurable: Be clear on the metric you want to achieve<\/p>\n – Attainable: A goal should get you out of your comfort zone, but still be achievable<\/p>\n –\u00a0 Relevant: Is this the right time to work on this goal?<\/p>\n – Time-bound: Define a clear deadline.<\/p>\n Let me give you a couple of examples.<\/p>\n One of my clients came to one of his sessions wanting to set goals for his personal growth.\u00a0\u00a0 He came with something in his mind:\u00a0 \u201cI want to learn more\u201d.\u00a0 But this was very vague.\u00a0\u00a0 So we worked on making the goal SMART.\u00a0 After a few minutes of brainstorming, he came to the conclusion that he had no specific topic in mind to learn more about.\u00a0\u00a0 So he decided that he wanted to read books on different topics and genres to find out what he liked best.<\/p>\n So the goal became.<\/p>\n I will read 24 books this year<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This was very specific and measurable.\u00a0 He decided to split 24 books throughout the year and read 2 books per month.\u00a0 Then we checked if this was attainable.\u00a0 One book every two weeks was challenging but not impossible.\u00a0\u00a0 The goal was also relevant, he really wanted to develop himself more, and probably explore new career paths in the future, so learning new things made sense.\u00a0 Finally, it was time bound.\u00a0 He could clearly evaluate if he had accomplished the goal or not.<\/p>\n So you might be curious.\u00a0 Did my client achieve his goal?\u00a0\u00a0 Let me tell you he did! And not only that, he found a topic he is passionate about and this year he moved into taking courses and learning more about that topic, and hence keeps working on his personal growth.<\/p>\n I started with this practice 4 years ago when I read a study from Harvard University, stating that writing your goals increases your chance of achieving them by 30%.<\/p>\n Some other striking information from this research was that 83% of the respondents had no mid or long-term goals, 14% of the population had goals and only 3% of them had goals and wrote them down.<\/p>\n It was also interesting to learn that \u00a0the action of writing makes the unconscious mind absorb the information better, and basically sets off an internal compass<\/p>\n I started writing my goals 4 years ago in all dimensions of my life.\u00a0 Health, family relationships, personal growth, finances, etc, and when I look back at those notes, I can see how much has been accomplished.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So you sat down and wrote down your SMART goals, now it is time to create an action plan that will help you to achieve them.\u00a0\u00a0 How?\u00a0 Think of the actions and habits needed to achieve that goal.<\/p>\n For example, your goal is:\u00a0 I will leave the corporate world and become a freelancer within 6 months.<\/p>\n So you will have to take many steps to make this goal a reality. You need to find out all the administrative steps you need to fulfill, you need to do market research and understand your customer needs in order to create a value proposition, you need to network and get new contacts, you need a draft business plan and make some financial projections, and you need to get some prospects of clients so you can hit to ground running as you leave your corporate job.<\/p>\n And these are only some pieces of the real work you need to do before you become a freelancer, but now you see the extent of the goal, you will be able to make chunks and set milestones for yourself, so your dream is achieved within 6 months.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Having the goals on paper is great, but that is only the plan.\u00a0 The real deal happens when we implement.\u00a0\u00a0 So it is best to split the goals throughout the year.\u00a0\u00a0 Try not to make them all bound to 31 December.\u00a0\u00a0 But to spread them around the different quarters and set milestones as you go.<\/p>\n One important tip that I have learned during these years is that you should periodically follow them up in order to check whether you are on the right track.<\/p>\n Reviewing and evaluating the status of a goal will depend on the type of goal and the deadline you set for yourself.\u00a0 If you have a yearly goal you could review the status every quarter.\u00a0 But if you have a quarterly goal, it will make more sense to review it once a month.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Remember that you can always change the plan. In the same way, we take an alternative road when there is an accident on the one that leads to our destination.\u00a0 If the original plan is not working, review it, adapt it or change it altogether<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Did you enjoy reading this post?\u00a0 There is more interesting content on the\u00a0blog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Define your goals and your success indicators (SMART GOALS)<\/h2>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Write them down<\/h2>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Create an action plan and set milestones<\/h2>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Implement<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Follow up<\/h2>\n