21 Questions to Extraordinary Goal-Setting!

GREAT Goals are: a) Outcome focused. Once your WHY is understood (AND its a good & enthusiastic WHY) youre 90% there! ) In line with your values. !he "ore a goa# a#igns $ith your inner or core %a#ues & the 'A()'* it $i## e to
c) Stated in the positive. )e. -) $ant hea#thy ,ingernai#s. rather than -) $ant to sto/ iting "y nai#s.
achie%e. Note+ You can achie%e goa#s that dont a#ign $ith your %a#ues ut its usua##y harder and #ess satis,ying.

and SMART: SMART S/eci,ic (so you 0no$ e1act#y $hat you are trying to achie%e) Measura #e (so you 0no$ $hen you ha%e achie%ed it!) Action2oriented (so you can DO so"ething a out it!) Rea#istic (so it )( achie%a #e) and Ti"e23ound (has a dead#ine) Focusin on the Outcome: Outcome !" What is it that you *'A44Y $ant here5 Dig dee/6 #" What is the (7'8)9)8 O:!8O;' that you are #oo0ing ,or5 $" What is the 7A)N ,or you o, NO! achie%ing your goa#5 Ali nin with your %alues: %alues &" )s this goa# in #ine $ith your #i,e %ision<o%era## #i,e2/#an5 ), you dont 0no$= $hats your gut2,ee#5 '" )s this goa# in #ine $ith your %a#ues5 As0 yourse#, $hats *'A44Y i"/ortant to you in #i,e 2 $i## this
goa# he#/ you achie%e "ore o, that5

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Are the goa#s so"ething YO: tru#y $ant= or are they so"ething you thin0 you (HO:4D ha%e or (HO:4D e doing5 ), its a (HO:4D= it "ay e so"eone e#ses drea"6 When you thin0 a out your goa# does it gi%e you a sense o, dee/ content"ent or >rightness= ha//iness and<or e1cite"ent5 !hese are good signs that its a hea#thy goa#. ), you cou#d ha%e the goa# *)?H! NOW & $ou#d you ta0e it5 )denti,ies /otentia# issues. Ho$ does this goa# ,it into your #i,e<#i,esty#e5 !hin0 ti"e<e,,ort<co""it"ents<$ho e#se "ight e i"/acted5

Identifyin O,stacles: O,stacles !-" 8an YO: start & "aintain this goa#<outco"e5 )e. Do you ha%e co"/#ete contro# o%er achie%ing it5 !!" Ho$ $i## "a0ing this change a,,ect other as/ects o, your #i,e5 )e. What e#se "ight you need to dea# $ith5 !#" Whats good a out the 8:**'N! ()!:A!)ON5 )e. Whats the >secondary gain ,or staying right $here you are5 !hen= ho$ can you 0ee/ those good as/ects $hi#e (!)44 "a0ing this change5 !$" WHA! "ight you ha%e to gi%e u/<sto/ doing to achie%e this goa#5 'ssentia##y= $hats the /rice
!&" ), there $as so"ething i"/ortant around achie%ing this goa# (to he#/ you succeed= or !'" WHO W)44 YO: HA@' !O 3' to achie%e this goa#5
o, "a0ing this change & and are you $i##ing to /ay it5

that cou#d get in the $ay) that you ha%ent "entioned yet= $hat $ou#d it e5

Goal Si.in : !(" )s the goa# the right siAe to e $or0ing on5
!)" What $ou#d !*" What $ou#d !+" What $ou#d

!oo ig5 3rea0 do$n into s"a##er goa#s. !oo s"a##5 9it into a #arger goa#.

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Resources / et movin : #-" What *'(O:*8'( do you a#ready ha%e to he#/ you achie%e your goa#5 (things= /eo/#e= contacts= /ersona# Cua#ities= s0i##s= in,o= ,inance etc). 8reate a #ist! #!" What *'(O:*8'( do you N''D to he#/ you achie%e your goa#5 8reate a #ist! AND REMEMBER GOALS are there to INSPIRE YOU not to beat yourself up
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