the process. Meet featured life coach Eileen Celestina
Garcia, her vision is that “everyone lives the life of their
dreams filled with freedom, connection and Empower-
ment”, and her motto is ‘Dream Big’. Beyond coaching,
she serves as the Director for the Community Leader-
ship Foundation and is the creator of the Echando Flores
program for women. She has coached hundreds of peo-
ple over the past eleven
years. In fact, Celestina
was my life coach and is
one of the reasons that
I was successful at lead-
ing a healthy lifestyle.
Her process of setting
goals is why I was able
to transition into mak-
ing healthier choices.
true leader and approach to goal setting is unique and
results driven. Here a re suggestions when setting goals
directly from the master herself.
Build 3 action items or practices that support the goal
must be
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tangible
Celestina Garcia
things that
To pick her brain, I de-
cided to sit with Celes-
tina and ask her ques-
tions about goal setting.
During our one on one
meeting, I asked her
what was the most im-
portant things people
need to know when set-
ting goals. Her response
was that goal setting can
be used both a catalyst
and an anchor. Mean-
ing, people can use an
inspired goal to cata-
pult forward, in addi-
tion, when an individ-
ual feels like giving up
on their goal, they can
anchor into the original
purpose of the goal.
Throughout our coach-
ing sessions, Celestina
supported me through
the times I felt like giv-
ing up. She reminded
me that simple prac-
tices would inch me
toward my larger goal.
She also supported me
to remember my WHY
or intention for setting
my goal. Celestina is a
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Baldonado
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