I have a book on setting goals and time management. It suggests ways of choosing what is most important to you, eventually getting a top 5. Then for each of them you ask if you're willing to dedicate 30 minutes to work on it - just a small beginning - in the next week! And if you can't or won't do that, to think about whether it's a real priority.
Sounds like an excellent exercise, to help clarify what's truly important.
A practice I've used is that once I set a goal or decide that I'm going to do something, I do at least one thing every single day that has to do with the goal. If my life path goal, for example, is to work at an elephant sanctuary, then every single day I do something that's in alignment with that goal, be it contacting a sanctuary about volunteering, or doing research about elephants, or joining an online animal rescue group -- something.
The thought is that, if I was to achieve that goal of working with elephants, wouldn't I be immersed in some aspect of it every day anyway? I just start living like I've already reached that goal. :-D
That is exactly the kind of practice and persistence and focus that brings you to your goals! And very powerful to live as if you've already attained them.
Love your elephant sanctuary example!
In the years before I opened my herb shop I kept a notebook with details of designs and products and sources. I didn't always write in it every day but I read it most days. I even had a list of the refreshments I'd serve at my grand opening, down to the design of the cake! When the time came I was ready!
That's very cool, to keep a notebook like that. And to envision the cake at the grand opening. Love it! :-D
I'm a Life Coach, and the elephant sanctuary example comes from one of my clients. We worked out many steps and changes to get her to her dream life. Sadly, she only went part way (went on an African safari and visited an elephant sanctuary and came back inspired), but then let her old life get in the way and didn't continue down her dream path.
That gives the elephant sanctuary story a touch of sadness, but still an excellent example!
I'm sure you know about 'Treasure Mapping' (there are other names for it, like Vision Board). I was taught about them when I was a teenager and still use them for important things. My notebook was just a larger version - clippings, drawings, lists of all sorts.
I mentioned a book that helped me and as a Life Coach (what an awesome job!) you might like to check it out. It's How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life by Alan Lakein. I tended to be a terrible procrastinator and resist 'good advice'. But his approach wasn't the bossy 'do this, do that' kind of thing. It was more 'try this, try that, and if that doesn't work, try this other thing'. There wasn't anything for me to resist! Bless the man, he helped my break through my procrastination habit!
I have a book on setting goals and time management. It suggests ways of choosing what is most important to you, eventually getting a top 5. Then for each of them you ask if you're willing to dedicate 30 minutes to work on it - just a small beginning - in the next week! And if you can't or won't do that, to think about whether it's a real priority.
Sounds like an excellent exercise, to help clarify what's truly important.
A practice I've used is that once I set a goal or decide that I'm going to do something, I do at least one thing every single day that has to do with the goal. If my life path goal, for example, is to work at an elephant sanctuary, then every single day I do something that's in alignment with that goal, be it contacting a sanctuary about volunteering, or doing research about elephants, or joining an online animal rescue group -- something.
The thought is that, if I was to achieve that goal of working with elephants, wouldn't I be immersed in some aspect of it every day anyway? I just start living like I've already reached that goal. :-D
That is exactly the kind of practice and persistence and focus that brings you to your goals! And very powerful to live as if you've already attained them.
Love your elephant sanctuary example!
In the years before I opened my herb shop I kept a notebook with details of designs and products and sources. I didn't always write in it every day but I read it most days. I even had a list of the refreshments I'd serve at my grand opening, down to the design of the cake! When the time came I was ready!
That's very cool, to keep a notebook like that. And to envision the cake at the grand opening. Love it! :-D
I'm a Life Coach, and the elephant sanctuary example comes from one of my clients. We worked out many steps and changes to get her to her dream life. Sadly, she only went part way (went on an African safari and visited an elephant sanctuary and came back inspired), but then let her old life get in the way and didn't continue down her dream path.
That gives the elephant sanctuary story a touch of sadness, but still an excellent example!
I'm sure you know about 'Treasure Mapping' (there are other names for it, like Vision Board). I was taught about them when I was a teenager and still use them for important things. My notebook was just a larger version - clippings, drawings, lists of all sorts.
I mentioned a book that helped me and as a Life Coach (what an awesome job!) you might like to check it out. It's How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life by Alan Lakein. I tended to be a terrible procrastinator and resist 'good advice'. But his approach wasn't the bossy 'do this, do that' kind of thing. It was more 'try this, try that, and if that doesn't work, try this other thing'. There wasn't anything for me to resist! Bless the man, he helped my break through my procrastination habit!
Sounds like a good book and a wonderful approach. I'll check it out, thanks!
My copy is dated 1973. Looks like there is an updated (?) version from 1989. Anyway there are many to choose from on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/How-Control-Signet-Alan-Lakein/dp/0451158024/