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Articles - Goal Achievement, Life Fulfillment, Success
Believing the potential of human possibilities,
uniquely yours
uniquely yours
by Theresa J. Swift, Feb 6, 2009
Wouldn't it be nice if your dreams just magically appeared without effort on your part? I've covered two
out of four stages needed to progress towards your dreams in a way that’s aligned with who you are: your
character and values. When your actions and decisions are aligned with who you are and what you
value, you’ll end up living with more peace and ease. Plus, you’ll achieve your goals faster. I’ll assume
you have your intentions from the last stage, so now it’s time to set some specific goals.
Let’s say your intention is to improve your general health. You've already visualized what it’s like to have
good health… perhaps you've pictured all the fun activities you’ll start to do, the strength your body feels,
the support and good will of your friends, and so forth. A good visualization will make you want to be
there already! What are specific goals you now would like to achieve? A few sub-categories of “general
health” could be diet, fitness, healthy relationships, or stress reduction.
First you must pick a specific goal related to your intention. I’ll use diet and fitness as the two goals for
this example. Then you’ll have to determine three things: (1) what you want, (2) when you’d like to
accomplish it, and (3) how you know when you have reached your goal. Don’t worry about stating things
perfectly or whether they sound strange to someone else.
For diet, a specific goal may be:
“I want to eat well-balanced meals and have energy though out each day. It’s a daily habit by the end of
three months. I’ll know I've accomplished this goal if, by the end of three months, my thought process to
select appropriate meal foods has become routine and easy-to-do; an unconscious habit.”
For fitness, two specific goals may be:
“In two months, I want to walk 3 miles twice a week. By the end of four months I want to walk 5 miles 3
times a week.”
“In four months, I want to be more flexible: specifically feel comfortable in my yoga class, do the splits,
and touch my toes.”
Both of these goals -- diet and fitness -- include three factors: what you want, a time schedule, and a
defined state of completion.
Clearly at the beginning you may not know what’s included in a “well-balanced meal” for your body. As
you start taking steps towards your dreams, you may end up adjusting specific goals as a result of the
knowledge you gain. For instance, you might have initially said, I want to lose 25 pounds, but let’s say in
a month, you learn about body fat ratio and have measured yours. So you decide to change your goal to
include percentage of body fat. Be gentle and flexible with yourself as you continue to learn more about
your goal areas.
In my next article, I’ll cover the last stage “how” -- what it takes to achieve your goals --your approach and
support structures to help you along on your path.
About The Author:
Theresa J. Swift, MS, CRC, is a life and business coach, author, and president of Swift Resolve
Coaching. She works with people who are serious about achieving their “must have” dreams and goals.
Areas of coaching expertise include lifestyle, transition, performance, achievement, relationship.
Permission is granted to either reproduce copy or distribute article so long as this copyright notice
and full information about contacting the author is attached. The author is Theresa Swift, President of
Swift Resolve Coaching, http://www.swiftresolvecoaching.com/ PO Box 3142, Laguna Hills, CA,
92654. 408-835-3713.
Wouldn't it be nice if your dreams just magically appeared without effort on your part? I've covered two
out of four stages needed to progress towards your dreams in a way that’s aligned with who you are: your
character and values. When your actions and decisions are aligned with who you are and what you
value, you’ll end up living with more peace and ease. Plus, you’ll achieve your goals faster. I’ll assume
you have your intentions from the last stage, so now it’s time to set some specific goals.
Let’s say your intention is to improve your general health. You've already visualized what it’s like to have
good health… perhaps you've pictured all the fun activities you’ll start to do, the strength your body feels,
the support and good will of your friends, and so forth. A good visualization will make you want to be
there already! What are specific goals you now would like to achieve? A few sub-categories of “general
health” could be diet, fitness, healthy relationships, or stress reduction.
First you must pick a specific goal related to your intention. I’ll use diet and fitness as the two goals for
this example. Then you’ll have to determine three things: (1) what you want, (2) when you’d like to
accomplish it, and (3) how you know when you have reached your goal. Don’t worry about stating things
perfectly or whether they sound strange to someone else.
For diet, a specific goal may be:
“I want to eat well-balanced meals and have energy though out each day. It’s a daily habit by the end of
three months. I’ll know I've accomplished this goal if, by the end of three months, my thought process to
select appropriate meal foods has become routine and easy-to-do; an unconscious habit.”
For fitness, two specific goals may be:
“In two months, I want to walk 3 miles twice a week. By the end of four months I want to walk 5 miles 3
times a week.”
“In four months, I want to be more flexible: specifically feel comfortable in my yoga class, do the splits,
and touch my toes.”
Both of these goals -- diet and fitness -- include three factors: what you want, a time schedule, and a
defined state of completion.
Clearly at the beginning you may not know what’s included in a “well-balanced meal” for your body. As
you start taking steps towards your dreams, you may end up adjusting specific goals as a result of the
knowledge you gain. For instance, you might have initially said, I want to lose 25 pounds, but let’s say in
a month, you learn about body fat ratio and have measured yours. So you decide to change your goal to
include percentage of body fat. Be gentle and flexible with yourself as you continue to learn more about
your goal areas.
In my next article, I’ll cover the last stage “how” -- what it takes to achieve your goals --your approach and
support structures to help you along on your path.
About The Author:
Theresa J. Swift, MS, CRC, is a life and business coach, author, and president of Swift Resolve
Coaching. She works with people who are serious about achieving their “must have” dreams and goals.
Areas of coaching expertise include lifestyle, transition, performance, achievement, relationship.
Permission is granted to either reproduce copy or distribute article so long as this copyright notice
and full information about contacting the author is attached. The author is Theresa Swift, President of
Swift Resolve Coaching, http://www.swiftresolvecoaching.com/ PO Box 3142, Laguna Hills, CA,
92654. 408-835-3713.
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