Goal Setting and Future Planning

Information and processes for various approaches to goal-setting and planning in different areas of life.

What's holding you back from achieving life goals

Is Something Holding You Back in Achieving Life Goals?

Goal Setting and Future Planning, Health and Life Maintenance, Overcoming / By / August 27, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

Are you taking action on everything you desire? Chances are, you have some areas that you want to see some growth in  – relationships; hobbies; skills; business building. Some things may be best for a future time but perhaps you have a couple of ideas, projects or ventures that you really love thinking about doing but the doing part just isn’t happening. Or, maybe it’s not happening consistently.  If you are having difficulty achieving life goals it means you’ve got something to work through that is holding you back. No biggie though. It will just take a little time and better awareness. After you’ve overcome those challenges you’ll be much wiser and better able to adapt, adjust and learn quicker for the next ones. And you know there’s going to be more setbacks, hurdles and unknown obstacles because that’s what happens in life; it’s the purposeful life to face our …

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The Many Meanings of Work and Play

Goal Setting and Future Planning, God's Vision for Your Life / By / March 2, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

About a decade ago the ‘work & play’ concept came into my life. Since then I seem to discover new meanings for it in various parts of my life and the world at large. What I once perceived as a word for necessary tasks has become a word of joy and purpose. What I once perceived as a word to describe leisurely and happy activity has become a word that I interject to define the beneficial part of any activity. In my business, I label myself a Work and Play Coach because I am focused on helping others build a business from home that they love – to play while they work. A home business also requires us to mesh our home and business life – to create a balance between our business (work) and leisure (play) time. And I’m a really big advocate of doing hard work to excel …

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How to Build Self Discipline to Do What Matters

Goal Setting and Future Planning, Move Past Doubt, Self-discipline / By / February 4, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading

I have to start off with some words from the best book, because this is what is often in my head when I’m struggling with how to build self-discipline (a life-long activity it seems)  and frustrated because I’m not getting tasks done that I really want to do. I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. [I’ve got things I want to do with my time, but I’m still spending too much time doing things that don’t move me forward.] Instead, I do what I hate. But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. . . I want to do what is good, but I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. [Even when I have clearly decided on and planned what …

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Assessing and Planning 6 Areas of Your Life

Goal Setting and Future Planning, God's Vision for Your Life / By / February 4, 2020 / 4 minutes of reading

In the coaching world there’s a common assessment tool called The Wheel of Life. It’s a visual tool to measure how satisfied you are in different areas of your life. As a coach, I get my clients to complete the wheel on their own and then at our next meeting, we review it together to discover what may be lacking and what is abundant in their life. We don’t always work directly on the area with a lower number if the client is wanting to see change in other areas, but knowing how they feel about the different areas of their life provides me with a clearer picture of how change can happen for them. This will also allow me to ask better questions to help them grow in any area of their life. There are many different reasons that The Wheel of Life assessment is beneficial to use. I …

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Writing Your Story

Goal Setting and Future Planning, God's Vision for Your Life / By / February 4, 2020 / 3 minutes of reading

Have you written your story yet? The story that creates the life you want to live and the person you want to be. If you don’t write it you likely won’t see it happen. Instead of living the life you’re meant to live (the life that God has already instilled in you) you’ll end up living the life that is a result of your environment and influence of the people around you.  For many that’s not a life of purpose and fulfillment. And usually not a life of abundance and joy. How to Write Your Story No writing skills needed to write the story of your life. In fact I don’t even want to recommend too much of a process of ‘writing’ your story because each person has their own way of bringing out the desires and dreams of their heart in a unique way.  And you don’t even have …

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Dreaming and Planning Your Family Future

Goal Setting and Future Planning, God's Vision for Your Life / By / February 4, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

Have you taken the time to think about your future? Considered what your true dreams really are and what you want to see in various areas of your like? If not, start imagining! Or maybe you have put lots of thought into your future and have come up with many different options. Now you need to discover what is the right path for your present life. Clarity is what you need. It all starts with a dream. A vision. A mission. It requires you to use the fullest extent of your imagination to discover the future you’re meant to have. Before you can have the family life you’re supposed to have, you’ve got to imagine yourself living it. And imagine everyone else involved living it along with you. Every goal, every victory, every dream realized begins on the inside of you. It’s got to be a reality in your mind …

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