31: How to Set Empowering, Intentional Goals Over New Year Resolutions

It’s that time of year again where we begin to shift into the new year and begin to put pen to paper as to what we’d like to create. Last week we ripped back the veil of personal permission in order to move our mindset into that desire in part-one of this two-part series to enhance our overall quality of life. If you listened last week, you’ve come to understand that permission is the foundation to creating our highest and greatest intentions.

This week, we’re pulling everything together in part-two where we take a one-on-one deep dive into the exact strategies you can use to create achievable, permission-based goals and intentions—outside of the typical resolutions, that often fall short, fizzle out, and rarely come to fruition. If there has ever been a time to spark a new phase of growth, accomplishment, and shift your focus into enhancing your overall quality of life…now is it!

Key Takeaways:

00:00 Introduction

01:30 The end of the year and a new focus

04:00 A series of questions:

What do I want to create in this coming year?

Where do I want to create a shift in my life?

Where do I want to place my energy, lean in, and create priorities from that energy?  

What’s my focus?

05:11 Creating a definition of what you want in the new year #goalmindset

07:10 Being goal oriented does not equal success

07:54 Examining the difference between intentions, goals, and resolutions    

08:40 Why goals matter

10:29 Goals and the tie to our mental health

11:14 Why resolutions fail: lack syndrome

15:29 Looking at intentions and why we must have them

17:00 How potential must be reviewed and the steps to witnessing it in any goal  

21:14 An exercise to employ for every goal you set

24:12 The difference between setting a goal and setting the right goal

27:09 Goal setting is not a linear process

28:16 Step 1: Define your goals through the “I” focus

30:58 Step 2: Write the goal down and how to “Anchor.” Read more about Anchoring: How to Use Emotional Anchoring to Your Benefit — Danielle A. Vann (danielleavann.com)

33:57 Step 3: Examine how realistic the goal is—a measure for success  

35:09 Think small: goals are about the journey  

37:20 Step 4: Create Targets/End frames

40:02 Step 5: Review the sustainability

41:00 Step 6: Create goal check-in periods

42:00 Step 7: Creating deadlines

44:01 Flexible verse Rigid goals

46:49 See it. Believe it. Create it!

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