How wonderful does it feel when you achieve the results you want time after time; a consistency in your performance, whether it’s at work or in your home life, the feeling of satisfaction remains just as strong. Knowing full well that every time time you complete a task, finish a project, produce an output the end result is of a similar standard to your previous outcome and the one prior to that and prior to that etc. How good does it really feel to sit or stand ever so proud with that smug feeling of satisfaction. Wait a minute this is the real world we live in; the picture I’ve just painted surely is only one that exists in our dreams.
When we find times difficult we tend to ask others to make decisions for us. This may be, so we have someone to blame, or point the finger at when it doesn’t quite work out the way we anticipated it would. However, what if we were absolutely certain the achieved outcome was going to make that decision, whoever helped us make it, would move us forward and learn from it.
It is what we do and how we achieve that peak performance that is the challenge we all face. Whether you are a professional sports person at the top of their game or merely a casual performer with your friends in your locality; maybe your performance needs to be achieved at work, where your boss is forever chasing you up for improved performance.
“We’re going on a bear hunt”, is the title of a children’s’ story book; one which I have read and re-read on numerous occasions to my two 4 year old twin granddaughters. However, it’s only recently that we’ve actually reached the end of the book, consequently I’ve only just been able to appreciate the moral of the story.
One of the ultimate goals you seek to achieve with any project you undertake is to be successful; it is no different for a life coach who is setting up a coaching practice. Achieving their ultimate goal of success, success and success; this is what a coach is seeking with their practice.
How do you cope when the going gets tough? It was in 1986 when Billy Ocean released his hit single “when the going gets tough the tough get going”; how appropriate is that title? When the going does get tough there are some people who pack up completely, whereas others develop a greater resolve and an inner strength to succeed.
Why do we set goals? That’s easy, to help us achieve a fixed outcome. OK, so why do we set goals and not achieve them? Wow, that’s more difficult; I would say probably because we don’t follow through with our promises and commitments. That’s exactly right. So why do we not follow through with our promises and commitments?
Why do we set ourselves goals? Why it’s to ensure we achieve a particular outcome. So how do you know how well you are performing and whether or not you’re on course to achieve your goals. A sure way to increase your chances of reaching the outcome you want is to measure your performance and set realistic and achievable targets.