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October 7, 2019
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April 11, 2020
The old year is passing by... The new year has come with joy and with it brings new goals.[1]!!
«"I want to set a goal, but I don't know how to describe it! I want the goal I set to inspire and motivate me, to work with enthusiasm to achieve it.".
This is how my first coaching session with Elpida, a dynamic millennial who works for a pharmaceutical company, began. As she spoke, her eyes sparkled and her hand movements showed that she was eager for the next success. At the same time, the exhortation I had heard at a conference I attended as a 3rd year student came to mind.ο my year of study, from a successful marketing director: "If you don't know where you want to go, you'll never get there.". Choose your goal and formulate it as specifically as you can..
I understood that the SMART model[2], by itself, was not enough for Elpida. Besides, she told me that she knows it very well, from the seminars she attends at the company where she works. So, I decided to continue the conversation with questions, to make it easier for her to formulate a goal that would inspire her, as she emphasized.
I am sharing with you the following 20 questions (random?) which I hope will inspire you to set and achieve your goals for the new year 2020!!
I suggest you find a place that you like, in your home or in another indoor or outdoor space (e.g. in your office, on the beach, in the mountains, in the neighborhood grove, in a quiet cafe). You can have music that inspires you and a mug of your favorite drink as company. Make sure to choose a time of day when you will have no other obligations and there will be no interruptions from phones or emails. It is a good idea to keep your cell phone on silent during this time.
If any of the questions are difficult for you and you don't have an answer, move on to the next one with a smile. You can come back if you want. The goal is to enjoy this process and get inspired for the new year!
I sincerely hope that 2020 will be a creative year for you and that you achieve your goals!!
Good luck!
1. What specifically do you want to achieve?;
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2. Where are you right now in relation to what you want to achieve?;
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3.What will you see when you achieve it?;
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4.What will you hear when you achieve what you want?;
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5.What will you feel?;
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6. If it were a taste, what would this success taste like?;
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7. What smell will you smell when you achieve it?;
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8. How will you know you've succeeded?;
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9. What will you be able to do when you achieve it?;
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10. Does this result only apply to you?;
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11. Where, when, how, and with whom do you want to achieve it?;
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12. Have you achieved anything similar so far?;
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13.Who do you know who has achieved something similar?;
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14. Can you act-function as if you have already achieved it?;
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15. Why do you want to achieve this?;
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16. What will you gain or lose if you succeed?;
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17. What will happen if you succeed?;
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18. What won't happen if you succeed?;
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19. What happens if you don't succeed?;
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20. What won't happen if you don't succeed?;
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Zoi A. Lioliou
Business Coach, Facilitator, Skills Development Consultant, Author
Email: info@coachinginaction.gr
Mobile: +306944948466
[1]Important note: This article is for you who set goals and consciously work to achieve them. If you like working without goals, keep doing it, you don't need to read this article.
[2]SMART is the acronym that describes the characteristics of a goal. It is formed from the initial letters of the English words: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time Bound.
