Approaching Goal Achievement
One of the most common goals I hear people discuss is to 'gain more balance in their lives'.
It’s a ‘whole life’ aspiration that impacts relationships, well-being, and performance.
➡️Yet, goals rarely convert to reality.
And, working on your Balance is a tough goal weighted with many changes.
It involves how you make decisions, digging into your values, changing your response mode, communication process, and calendar management.
One of the techniques that help with your Balance, is converting an immediate ‘Yes’ response, to a deliberate ‘No’ response.
It’s not as easy as a one-word replacement.
#goals #accountability #change #mentor
p.s. Tip - over the next 24 hours, count the times you respond with a 'yes/agree to' and in comparison, the times you offer a 'no'. Increase your response awareness.
p.p.s. Direct message Louise for more information about setting 2024 goals that will support your Balance.
Fairytale Failure
Fairytale Failure
I’ve been doodling for 7 years.
Carrying around a great book idea.
And finally, I made it official, I’m writing a children’s book.
I’ve given myself a timeframe and a list of actions.
And I’m proud to say, task #1 is completed – I read, How to write a Children’s Book by Katie Davis & Jan Fields, The Institute of Children’s Literature USA.
And whilst I could be disappointed, my first Fairytale Failure has been welcomed.
Almost everything I’ve done has fallen into the ‘don’t do’ list!
📔Who would have thought to write the last line first?
📔That a 6-year-old will tell you the best names to use.
📔And leave the adults out of the book!
I’m sure there will be many twists and turns on this unfamiliar road yet I’m sticking with it.
🧚What’s your fairytale goal?
p.s. Plan out the journey, include failures in the story, and stick to it.
The more accountable, the better you'll behave
The more accountable you become, the more you’ll do.
The more you do, the better you’ll become.
It’s how you evolve; learning after every iteration, becoming better.
Setting goals with added accountability places you in a position to perform an action. Behaving and being accountable equates to being committed.
Whilst working with women I often see their potential. They’re skilled yet when I request them ‘to do’ the voice in their head says “no’’.
They’re not committed enough. They need to reset the right story in their head, to have the power to hold themselves accountable.
It’s no different to going on a holiday. You need to take action to achieve your goal. To travel you’re in charge of the action plan to create the holiday.
When you give it a go, you take action. The next time, you’ll do it better.
You get better every time you do it.
What action will you take to become better at what you do?