Forget the "New Year New You" Hype: A Different Approach to Setting Goals So You Actually Reach Them

In this episode, I take a more practical look at how to set goals this year, so you don’t just write them down then forget about them again. 

Total transparency - this episode was inspired by a conversation I had with my own mentor and coach about my goals for 2024.

Yes, I still invest in coaching for myself, and I’ll always do that so I not only accomplish my goals, but also, so I get there in the quickest most effective way.

My perspective on coaching…

If I want to accomplish something, I’m not going to “do it on my own” making mistakes, having to figure them out, then redirect… all of that wasted time!

I’m going to get council and guidance from someone who’s faced the challenges I face and successfully overcome them to achieve the things I want to achieve.  Seems a no brainer, doesn’t it?

Now that we have that out of the way…

I start our goal setting conversation in this episode with a few powerful reminders so you’re set you up for creating doable, meaningful goals for 2024.

Then I give you a question directed process to complete BEFORE creating your goals, and I share reasons this process is vital, and offer examples too.

Finally, I share a step-by-step how-to for creating your goals in the most effective way with examples.

And I help you avoid the biggest mistakes I see women make.

This is the exact process I walk my clients through that helps them create powerful, doable goals and actually achieve them!

Once you’ve listened and implemented this process, send me a DM or email sharing your experience creating goals this way. 

And… tell me your 2024 goals!

 

What you’ll learn in this episode:

 

07:15 Why I’m not a proponent of New Years Resolutions

07:58 A better way to create goals… Think about these questions before setting your goals.

 

08:35 You only create what you show up as and how that affects your success.

 

09:15 Integrity to others and to yourself:  We’re good at one, but not so much at the other. Guess which is which? And why that matters.

 

12:10 Your belief system, and its impact on your success with your goals and in all areas of life.

 

14:15 Desire or Fear: What motivates your decisions? A chat about how ONE of those spaces helps you succeed and why the other trips you up.

 

15:55 Mirroring:  You get what you give.  May sound cliche, but it’s true. So let’s explore how to mirror success with your goals.

 

18:00 Are you a human doing or a human being?

 

19:00 How to use your written responses to these question to create your goals.

 

20:00 Next up:  What areas of life are you looking to improve in 2024? I give examples of big areas to consider.

 

23:30 How these areas overlap and how working on one area improves other areas.

 

24:20 Digging into specific and individual reasons for why you want to improve those areas.  How to do it and why it’s important.

 

26:00 Taking it a step farther…. Exploring answers to 3 key questions help you get to deep reasons for your goals in a way that carries you through when it gets hard, and it will.   

 

26:30 What so many women tell me about how they start and what causes them to quit working on their goals.

 

27:00 I tell you why that happens and how you change that, so YOU stick with your goals and succeed. 

 

30:00 Committing your thinking to paper and why that matters.

 

30:45 The benefits of your goals: That’s just one part of the success equation. And the flip side that you must consider to succeed.

 

31:15 A quick story about how INTOLERANCE was KEY to my weight loss success. 

 

36:00 Once you’ve done all of the mental work I’ve walked you through, it’s time to create your goals.  And a specific process for how to create them in the most effective way with example