Problem: “It is one thing to want life to change, for life to get better; it is quite another to make it happen.”
AND … “If you don’t know where you are going, how are you going to get there?” - Unknown
The above quotes summarize why identifying your life’s purposes, setting goals, and taking action are the
keys for a successful life. By knowing where you want to go in life, you will know where you have to
concentrate your time and efforts. Properly-set goals can be amazingly motivating, and as you get into
the habit of setting and achieving goals, you'll find that your self-confidence builds fast.
Solution: The following Personal Life Self-coaching Sharepoint Solution provides the questions, tools
and techniques that have been successfully used by skilled human coaches. Like a human coach, the
application helps you identify your long-term vision and short-term action steps. It helps focus your
acquisition of knowledge and helps you to organize your time and your resources so that you can make
the very most of your life.
Personal Life Self-coach Toolkit
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Task 1. Self Awareness |
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Transformation Questions |
The “secret” to achieving goals and changing life is that transformation happens with small steps and tiny changes. |
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Positive Mental Attitude |
Our attitude is the primary force that determines whether we succeed or fail. |
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Creative & Questioning Attitude |
Developing questioning skills and a creative attitude will go a long way toward improving ongoing performance. |
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Finding Core Beliefs & Biases |
Becoming aware of our beliefs and how they impact our thinking can be a giant step in improving personal performance. |
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Personal Performance Success Factors |
An effective way of maximizing future success is to employ the patterns of successful thinking and behavior that already works. |
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Personal SWOT Analysis |
A simple way of putting together an outline of your current or potential problems and opportunities. |
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Task 2. Set Goals |
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Life Dreams & Life Goals |
By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you will know where you have to concentrate your efforts to get there. |
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Personal Visioning |
Many of us have a vague sense of what is important in our lives. Rarely do we spend much time reflecting on it. Using this thinklet helps uncover personal desires that might not be fully obvious. |
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Short-term Goal Statement Development |
Without a clear goal, people can easily head down the wrong thinking pathway and develop ineffective problem solutions. |
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Goal “milestone” Roadmap |
To optimize chances to successfully reach your goals, develop a roadmap. |
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Task 3. Personal Brainstorming |
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STOP (Brainstorm ideas to remove obstacles) |
Identify and generate ideas based on removing the obstacles that may be hindering reaching your Goals. |
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Personal Brainstorming |
Personal brainstorming is outside-the-box thinking on a personal level. |
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Thinking in Reverse |
Working from an imaginary idea or goal and thinking backwards to the beginning problem gives fresh perspectives on how to achieve goals. |
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Basic Creativity Trigger Questions |
Using trigger questions can help generate a wide variety of ideas. Truly creative solutions are increased substantially when you have a large pool of ideas to consider. |
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Step 4. Decide and Take Action |
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Prioritization Matrix |
This template is designed as a quick and simple way to prioritize alternatives that are easy to accomplish and have high value. |
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Personal Change Balance Sheet |
This thinklet can be used to help make decisions about changes in your personal life |
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Intuitive Coin Flip |
The intuitive coin flip is a very easy technique to start utilizing your intuition when it comes to making decisions. |
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Action Plan |
Action plan development represents the critical stage in planning when general strategies and goals are made specific and aligned with resources. |