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 As a coach, prospective clients often come to me seeking a partner in
working toward their goals. Some of them come with flashy goals mapped out on
Gantt charts and plugged in to their daily planners for three months forward.
Others come with simple statements, phrased more like wish lists.
Whatever form they take, goals without connection to an individual's life
purpose are goals written in a vacuum, usually resulting in stalled or unmet
goals. Goals unconnected to a person's values are often goals too influenced by
Gremlins (the distracting and debilitating inner voice that tells one what they
"should" be doing or "should never" dream to do), limited perspectives, or
others' points of view. As critical as goals are to success and the pursuit of
fulfillment, commitment to the wrong goals can contribute to continued and
perplexing feelings of failure, imbalance and emptiness.
In First Things First, guru of habits and people-effectiveness, Stephen
Covey, supports this theory: "Goals that are connected to our inner life have
the power of passion and principle. They're fueled by the fire within and based
on 'true north' principles that create quality of life results
without this deep
connection, we go through life feeling duty-bound to develop sufficient
self-control to achieve our goals, to endure to the end, to crawl battered and
bruised over the finish line, if it's the last thing we do."
The key to successful goal achievement is setting the right goals in the first
place. If you find yourself struggling to meet your goals, perhaps it is time to
question from where the goals came.
Coaching Inquiries: Whose goals are you working on? How are they connected to
your values? How do you feel when you are working on your goals (excited,
drained, fulfilled, etc.)?
 To
explore your own Career Pathway with a LifeTrek coach, please use the Contact Form or
Email Erika to arrange for a
complimentary coaching session.
May you be filled with goodness, peace, and joy.
Erika Jackson
(Erika@LifeTrekCoaching.com)
LifeTrek Coaching International
Columbus, OH
U.S.A.
Telephone: 614-565-9953
Fax: 208-977-7793
Mobile: www.LifeTrekMobile.com
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