Realistic Ways to Set Goals With Discovery Questions

Do you write out your goals? This is the time of year that you may start to think about goals for next year and changes you want to make for your health, career, family, etc. Honestly, I really don’t enjoy setting goals but it is a necessary evil especially for business owners. Setting intentions or goals are extremely helpful when tracking progress for yourself and in business. Looking back at old journal entries are so amusing because it is interesting to see how much things have changed in my life.

Setting goals are a good exercise to help uncover any chronic patterns or bad habits that you still struggle with. It can be a very positive or negative experience depending on how extreme you get. I was always taught to set small and realistic goals so you don’t get too overwhelmed or disappointed if they don’t come to fruition. There are some helpful questions that I use with coaching clients to help discover what they need to work on. This may help you in figuring out some goals to work on for next year.

Discovery Questions to Reflect On

If you could wave a magic wand, and really get what you want in the next 6 or 12 months, what would that look like?

When you reach this goal, what will having that do for you? Think about how this will positively affect your life and why it is important to you.

What’s stopping you or slowing you down from having the desired outcome right now? Think about any roadblocks that you struggle with.

How has that impacted your daily life (work, relationships, finances)?

How does it make you feel? Does it make you feel better or worse?

What is your stress level on a scale of 1-10? How does it manifest in your body?

What do you do to pamper yourself and unwind? How often?

Is there anything that you’d like to be doing for yourself that you’re not?

Setting Goals By Category

Goal setting may be easier to organize by category. Pick one and just start writing!

1. Health & Fitness

2. Career

3. Relationships

4. Social Life

5. Personal Development

6. Spiritual

7. Financial

8. Giving

Committ to a Plan

Think about how committed you are to make changes.

What would happen sooner or later if you don’t make these changes?

What do you think the cost would be if nothing changes?

Think about healthcare costs, time, money, and how these issues would affect your family as well. No need to overwhelm yourself! I suggest reflecting on 1 category at a time.

Simply write down in a journal what you want to happen and then add a short term time limit like 3 months. You can even come up with a shorter or longer time frame. That’s up to you. I suggest reading your goals on a daily basis to remind yourself of what you want to accomplish. Visualize the outcome and start making changes.

Take some quiet time and write down some goals you may want to accomplish this upcoming year. I am going to work on exercising more consistently and try to get to the gym 4 times per week. Please share one goal you would like to work on. Sometimes, you just need a little help and someone in your corner to help you overcome those obstacles that are holding you back from enjoying life and being the best version of yourself.

If you would like some help, set up a complimentary Discovery Call with me today!

xoxo

Jill DeMasi is a Lifestyle Blogger, Licensed Massage Therapist, and a Certified Wellness Coach with a passion for helping others manage stress, chronic pain, and anxiety. Learn more about her journey and wellness practice that offers natural solutions to stress at www.AtTheHeartofWellness.com.

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