SHINE on goals

Happy New Year! It is a time for resolutions, setting goals, renewing one’s energy and focus. For Christmas I received a fit band called SHINE. I walk a lot and felt it would be great to set some goals for daily exercise which for me is mainly walking. SHINE lets me know the number of steps I take and how much time I am actually walking (or swimming, biking or running). It becomes a way to focus on my goal of continuous fitness and being accountable. When I hit my daily target there is a “trophy” image on the graph on my phone and the actual fit band will flash lights at me—a celebration of sorts. When I have conversations with clients, we talk about their goals or dreams. It is important to keep those goals and dreams front and centre. As a coach I provide an accountability for my client, more because they have stated their intention than actually being accountable to me. It is their goal or dream, I am just being with them as they move in the direction of their vision of success. I read recently, on The Goodmen Project a website I visit daily, that rather than making year-long resolutions we should have 6 or 8 week goals. This allows us to actually attain the goals and celebrate our success. (I know from experience at the gym I belong to that there seems to be a great influx and flurry of activity in the new year and then a drop a month or so later.) When coaching, we try to focus on a goal...