AC104 Goal Setting

Facilitator: Bill Turpin
2009/2/17 & 24

A goal setting study sponsored by the Ford Foundation found that:

• 23% of the populations has NO IDEA what they want from life & as a result they float around aimlessly.
• 67% of the population has a general idea of what they want but they don’t have any plans for how to get it.
• Only 10% of the population has specific well-defined goals but even then, 7 out of 10 of those people reach their goals only half (50%) of the time.
• The top 3% of the people in the study achieved their goals 89% of the time. What was the difference? They found that of all the possible variables, the only difference between the top performers and the rest was that the top 3% WROTE DOWN THEIR GOALS.

What's the value to write it down? Tangible, remind, make it more real, stay focus, it brings clarity of the goal, no to forget the goal, develop structure to remind the commitment we have made, real and measurement, reinforce our mind, visible is very powerful.

Goals are only step stones help us understand what we really, really want. What we really want is driven by our values. Goals can change. There are multiple ways or the other way to achieve a goal.

What are your roles as a coach in supporting clients of setting their goals?
- Personal encouragement
- Ask questions
- Sounding board
- Identify the goal hijacker for clients
- Passion
- Stretch them a little bit
- Accountability partner, help them not to quit easily
- Bear in mind that “focusing on clients”: it’s their goal not our goal.

Two goals with limited time:
Help client clarify what do they really want to do? Help them to find their passion.

Help clients to move outside their comfort zone and move to learning zone (uncomfortable zone, panic zone). We help them understand that sometimes we need to stay in the uncomfortable zone but we will help them stay away from panic zone.