Over the past few posts, I’ve been exploring the topic of goal-setting and whether it’s still a relevant success strategy in our high-change, fast-paced, opportunity-abundant world. Here are the posts in the series so far:
Here’s a quick roundup of what I’ve been up to and sharing over the past few months… scan it and see if there are any posts you’ve missed that could help you with something you’re trying to figure out right now…
At Mine Your Resources
- 15 Dec: A Model For Using Your Whole Mind To Problem-Solve And Negotiate Change
- 11 Dec: 10 of the Best Years of My Life
- 10 Dec: Call Recording: How to Create the Framework To Get The Results You Want With Michele Woodward
- 8 Dec: What Other Coaches And Bloggers Are Saying About Goal-Setting
- 7 Dec: Why I’m a Christmas Holiday Grouch
- 1 Dec: Is Traditional Goal-Setting Broken?
- 24 Nov: Martha Beck’s Top Tips on How to unleash Your Genius
- 20 Nov: Call Recording: How to Unleash your Genius with Max Kaizen
- 17 Nov: Extreme African Adventures And How to Create More Meaning in Your Life
- 10 Nov: How to Do Effective Self-Directed Learning
- 3 Nov: Agile Living Blog Carnival: November Roundup
In an earlier video post I explained a few of my reasons why I think that traditional goal-setting is broken. One of the central reasons is that it’s such a linear, left-brain-directed process, and while this may have suited a more stable, predictable world, in these high-change times, I think we need a more agile approach.
I still have a lot of questions and gaps in my model, but I’ve been experimenting in my own life and with my clients and I’ve started to develop a new paradigm that’s serving us well, and I’m going to share it with you over the next while. I’d love you to banter with me, tell me where you think I’ve got it wrong, and add your own questions and ideas, and let’s see where it takes us…
This is quite a long post, and not really one to skim… I’ve pulled together some of my thoughts on the goal-setting process and why some freedom and lack of structure seems really useful sometimes while lots of structure in your thinking can seem really useful at other times. And I think it might also explain the diversity in the perspectives on goal-setting that coaches and personal development bloggers shared in a recent post.
Today, I’ve been married to Andy for nearly a third of my life!
And I’m sharing this celebration and my gratitude with you because frankly I don’t think Mine Your Resources or the Bottom-line Bookclub would exist if it weren’t for Andy and all the support, encouragement, faith, courage and coaching Andy has given me over the past 12 years we’ve been together.
As usual, I came away from chatting with Michele feeling a little wiser, more encouraged, and a little lighter. And when it comes to goal-setting and creating a framework to get the results you want in life, Michele has an incredibly refreshing and simple perspective.
Two things really stood out to me on this call:
Brief note: Thanks to those of you who pointed out to me that I forgot to include the deadline for my Christmas 2-for-1 gift offer on the Bottom-line Bookclub in my previous post. I’ve added it now, and it’s the 18th of December. So if you sign up for the Bottom-line Bookclub using the button over here, before 18 December, then I’ll give you a second subscription for free, which you can gift to a friend (or a burned out Social Worker at a charity you support), or find a friend and split the deal together so you each get it for half price. Either way, you can spread the love. Just remember to sign up before 18 December and use this button (scroll to the bottom of the post) to get your 2-for-1 deal.
What Other Coaches & Bloggers Are Saying About Goal-Setting
In a recent video post I explained a few of my reasons why I think that traditional goal-setting is broken, and why I’m exploring alternative models for creating an “open-focused” way of focusing our thinking and making progress in making the changes we want to make.
