How to Coach Yourself and Others Essential Knowledge For Coaching | Page 333

1. Set Your Mission
The starting point of any goal-achievement is to think about your
mission or purpose. What is the point of it all? A mission goes
much further than just a goal. It is about manifesting your own
values, creating something unique, and becoming all you, and
your team if you are working with one, can become.
As Steven Covey said: “A mission statement focuses on what you
want to be (character), and to do (contributions and
achievements) and on the values and principles upon which
being and doing are based.”
Tip: Start by writing down on one sheet of paper the things that
are important to you in going for this particular goal.
2. Pick Your Key Areas
The gap between dreaming a mission and achieving it is to break
the mission down into key areas that you need to work on. For
example, if your aim is to become fit, the key areas could be:
Exercise; Diet; Sleep; Lifestyle; and Relaxation.
When you have identified your key areas, then you need to spend
time finding out about each one of these. This research and
information-gathering goes on for the whole length of your
journey towards your goal.
Tip: Stick to no more than 5 or 6 key areas.
3. Write Down Your SMART Goals
SMART goals are goals that are defined as: Specific; Measurable;
Achievable; Realistic; and Time-bounded.
Tip: Distinguish between SMART goals which have deadlines and
Big goals that don’t. Follow the 5 steps outlined above to reach
your SMART goals by going from now forwards.
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