A\nclient of mine joined an online accountability group for added support as she\nworked toward her goals. Each week, members of the group called in to share\ntheir successes and discuss any obstacles that they were in the process of overcoming.\nEverything was going well, until, slowly but surely, one member after another\nstopped showing up for the group. The last one standing was my client, who\nbowed out once it became apparent to her that she had become a group of one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While\nbuddying up with someone\u2014or several someones\u2014can go a long way toward helping you\nachieve your goals, this approach to goal attainment isn\u2019t without its\nshortcomings. Consider the following scenarios:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, who can you rely on to hold you accountable for achieving your goals? Whose company should you seek\u2014and who might you want to steer clear of\u2014in order to ensure that you don\u2019t stray from your chosen path? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While you<\/em> are ultimately responsible for realizing your goals, others\u2019 involvement can make the difference between achieving and falling short of your aspirations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Enter stage right, your Co-Active Coach\u00ae. Armed with powerful, thought-provoking questions, I\u2019ll begin by clarifying your life\u2019s vision, mission (also known as your life purpose), and values (please see my article, entitled How to Live an Integrated Life<\/a>, for more on this topic). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, I\u2019ll assist you in identifying goals that align with your vision, mission, and values (please see my article, entitled SMART, SMARTER, or SMARTEST: What Kind of Goals Would <\/a>You<\/a><\/em> Like to Achieve?<\/a> for more on this topic). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, we\u2019ll put action plans in place to assist you in meeting your goals, with the understanding that these action plans can be adjusted and re-adjusted as we go along. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Have you noticed my use of the word \u201cwe?\u201d That\u2019s because, as your coach, I\u2019ll be with you every step of the way. And when you find yourself feeling \u201cstuck,\u201d no worries; I have tried-and-true methods for working with (not against) the resistance that\u2019s bound to show up (please see my article, entitled \u201cI Have Met the Enemy and It Is Me,\u201d<\/a> for more on this topic). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, by using a solution-focused (versus problem-focused) approach, I’ll assist you in identifying any number of ways in which you might overcome obstacles that you encounter, whether they\u2019re internal\/self-imposed or external\/other-imposed. Even when others doubt your ability to achieve your goal(s), I\u2019ll be there to encourage you. And because your goals are aligned with your life\u2019s vision, mission, and values, you\u2019ll have the satisfaction of knowing, both explicitly and implicitly, that you\u2019re on the path you\u2019re meant to be on, that is, the path to the life of your dreams!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A client of mine joined an online accountability group for added support as she worked toward her goals. Each week, members of the group called in to share their successes and discuss any obstacles that they were in the process of overcoming. Everything was going well, until, slowly but surely, one member after another stopped […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-my-practice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":510,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167\/revisions\/510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lindabolle.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}