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High Intention Low Attachment in Goal Setting

May 22, 2013 in Goals with 0 Comments

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The High School Swimmers Who Were Willing To Brave The First Day Of Practice (65 Degrees)

A few weeks ago I started coaching the Steeple Station Stingrays Swim Team again. This is my 12th summer season as a head coach (10th with this team). I’m working with 170 swimmers ages 4-18. You can read more about our Swim Team here.

One thing I love about coaching the Steeple Station Stingrays (try saying that 10x fast) is working with our teenage swimmers. It’s not just about stroke technique with these swimmers. It’s about life skills. And one life skill I try to teach and model is goal setting. How to set personal goals and team goals. How to set short term goals and long term goals. How to achieve goals and objectives. Goal setting. Goal setting. Goal setting!

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How To Break Through Goal Setting Roadblocks and Achieve Your Goals

January 11, 2013 in Goals with 20 Comments

How To Break Through Goal Setting Roadblock and Achieve Your GoalsI wish you could sit with me sipping coffee in my living room on an early December morning as I work through the goal setting process. Words cannot express the enthusiasm I feel at that particular moment!

I also wish you could sit with me in March…or July…or November…as I hit goal setting roadblock after goal setting roadblock.

You likely experience the same sort of ups and downs. When setting goals in December, your energy and excitement are unbelievable. Yet when March, July, or November rolls around, the goal setting roadblocks seem impassable.

The following video shares an idea that will revolutionize the way you set personal goals and career goals. Even more, it will revolutionize the way you go about achieving goals. It has for me, and I know it can do the same for you. And when I say revolutionize, I mean REVOLUTIONIZE!

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Do Well While Doing Good

January 2, 2013 in Goals with 10 Comments

Do Well While Doing Good - Reach Your Full Potential I pumped about the New Year!

Okay, I’m always pumped about the New Year. I love taking time out every December to review my goals from the past year to see what I accomplished and how I grew. Even more, I love setting goals for the New Year (not New Year resolutions, but SMART goals). I love making plans for how to strengthen my family, how to grow personally, and how to develop professionally. I love refocusing on being intentional.

But goal setting is not the only reason I’m pumped about the New Year. I’m pumped about this New Year because of all the ideas I have about how to do well while doing good for others!

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How to Achieve Your Goals in 3 Steps

December 13, 2012 in Goals with 5 Comments

How to Achieve Your Goals in 3 StepsIt’s almost a new year. And with a new year comes the opportunity to look at our lives with a new perspective. To think deeply about who we are and what we value. Then, to strategically plan how to invest our talents, resources, time, and passions in what matters most.

In other words, a new year is our opportunity to determine what goals to pursue and how we will pursue them!

So…how are you doing? Have you set your goals for the New Year? Do you have a plan for how to achieve your goals?

If not, consider taking these three simple steps as a start for how to achieve your goals:

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5 Big Questions For Your Goal Setting Template

November 28, 2012 in Goals with 14 Comments

goal setting templateIt’s a perfect night. The Christmas tree is lit. I’m listening to my Jason Mraz station on Pandora. In a few minutes we’re having our weekly family night which is our way of intentionally connect with one another on a deeper level and talking through what matters most to our family.

To top it off, I’m thinking through my goal setting template for the new year.

What do I mean by goal setting template? 

Every year I determine a new theme, or template, for my goals. This past year my goal setting template was ”It’s A Numbers Game,” so every major goal I set revolved around numbers.

Honestly, I’m not sure why I do this. All I know is it brings clarity to my goals. It also gives me a rallying cry for the year…something to repeat daily that brings focus. In fact, as you can see by the pictures below, I post my goal setting template prominently in my office so that I see it everyday.

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