Mastering Mindset: Leveraging Mental Frameworks for Setting and Achieving Process Goals

As we pursue of our aspirations, whether personal or professional, setting goals is often the first step towards progress. However, while outcome goals define the destination, it's the process goals that pave the way towards achievement. Process goals focus on the journey, the steps, and the habits necessary to reach our desired outcomes. Yet, setting and achieving these goals isn't solely about creating a to-do list; it's about cultivating the right mindset to navigate challenges, setbacks, and successes along the way.

How big should your goals be?

Now that we have determined which tasks we need to be doing, the next step is to set clear, actionable goals that will help us get our tasks done. Goal setting is a critical component of any growth process, personal or professional.

There are many benefits of setting goals, including:

Clarity and focus: Goals motivate us to cut through the weeds and get focused on what’s really important
Planning: Goals help us map out the necessary steps to achieve our desired result
Accountability: Goals force us to set and meet deadlines and be accountable to others
Transparency: When shared, goals help others understand what we’re focused on
Self-esteem: Goals raise our self-confidence as we see ourselves grow and progress

What are your goals for 2022?

For the past couple of days I’ve been working on my 2022 goals 🎯

I have never gone this in-depth before 🔎

Breaking down my desired annual INCOME (nearly twice last year's, which was a record breaker,) source by source, goal by goal

Adding other areas as well, including:

IMPACT - on others, including family and community, through teaching, coaching, posting, and more, and

HEALTH AND WELLBEING - regular exercise/weight management, increased travel (business and pleasure,) study, and more.

How to move from Fuzzy to Clear (and S.M.A.R.T.)

If you want to achieve real success and drive purposeful action, you need to set clear goals that are specific (what will be done, and by who) and measurable.

Setting positive, actionable goals

Now that we have determined which tasks we need to be doing, the next step is to set clear, actionable goals that will help us get our tasks done. Goal setting is a critical component of any growth process, personal or professional.

There are many benefits of setting goals, including:

Clarity and focus: Goals motivate us to cut through the weeds and get focused on what’s really important
Planning: Goals help us map out the necessary steps to achieve our desired result
Accountability: Goals force us to set and meet deadlines and be accountable to others
Transparency: When shared, goals help others understand what we’re focused on
Self-esteem: Goals raise our self-confidence as we see ourselves grow and progress

Planning for Maximal Productivity

Workplace productivity is a huge challenge for nearly every company, business and organization. Leaders struggle to get their own work done (and do the RIGHT work,) while also guiding, empowering and motivating their people to achieve maximal productivity. While the projections vary, estimates suggest that businesses worldwide lose hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars annually due to underproduction.To help my clients address this important issue, I have divided the path to increased productivity into 4 steps:

Plan it. Plan the process in advance to get really clear on task, process and outcome

Share it. Involve others in the work through meetings, communication and delegation

Do it. Get the work done by removing distractors and optimizing your time and energy

Sustain it. Develop a mindset and self-care approach that ensures continuity

Each “step” contains five action items, for a total of 20 items.In this post I will address Step 1, “Plan It.”

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