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Bite into Your Big Juicy Goals

Bite into Your Big Juicy Goals
  • Are you tired of starting over and over again on the same goals?
  • Are you playing it small with your goals?
  • Does the mere thought of goal setting bring up feelings of stress?
  • Do you lack energy and excitement just thinking of your next steps in life?
If you answer YES any of these questions this workshop is for you.
At this workshop you will:
  1. Learn why goal setting is important for your happiness and success in life.
  2. Learn how to choose a goal worthy of you.
  3. Identify your biggest barriers to goal achievement and learn how to overcome them.
  4. Use the SMART Plus Goals Process to create your unique goal roadmap.
  5. Take away a set of reusable tools that you can apply to future goals. And more!

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Why your goals need to be big, juicy ones.

Getting ready to set a new goal? But is it worthy of you? Is it a big juicy goal or a starter goal? If you’ve missed meeting goals in the past you may be tempted to set a teeny tiny goal to ensure success this time. But there’s a danger to that approach.

Research shows that setting a goal that’s not challenging is worse than not setting a goal at all. Why? Because it decreases your self-esteem and self-efficacy (your belief in your abilities to achieve your goals). If you don’t meet your teeny tiny goal you develop the belief that you set goals, but you don’t accomplish them. Even the little ones. That’s worse than not setting goals at all.

Here a couple of other things that Goal Research has found:

  • Setting a difficult goal can hep you feel more positive than little ones.
  • “Hard goals lead to more pride and self-respect.” Mento, Locke, Klein (1992)
  • Difficult goals are more likely to increase your of self-efficacy – a belief in your ability given the conditions.
  • Big goals do require more energy but you are less likely to experience a feeling of burnout.
  • Be specific. Even if your big goals are set by someone else (your boss for example). Do Your Best goals are the ones least likely to lead to increased performance. They’re too vague.

If you’re thinking of setting a new goal, make sure it’s a Big Juicy one. One that is worthy of you.

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Make your goals big. Worthy of you.