{"id":1126,"date":"2017-01-02T13:57:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T21:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justinearian.com\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2017-01-02T16:04:52","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T00:04:52","slug":"steps-in-visioning-and-goal-setting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justinearian.com\/steps-in-visioning-and-goal-setting\/","title":{"rendered":"Visioning and Goal Setting for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now is the time to take action and take responsibility for what you are creating in your life. You have the power to make some serious changes for the good in any area of your life you choose. <\/p>\n

\u2028\u2028These steps will give you a good start:<\/strong><\/span> <\/p>\n

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  1. Set Your Intention.<\/strong><\/span> What is a word or feeling you would like to use to capture your next year? Different from a goal, an intention is a way of being rather than something you do. Think about a way of being or having that would potentially create the biggest breakthrough for you. What would that be? Give yourself some space to create a feeling state of how you\u2019d like to be. Brainstorm a list of words that come to you without judging them or overthinking them. Just list. Then go back and \u201ctry on\u201d each word and see how it feels in your body. When you feel a total YES then that is your word for 2017.\n

    If you absolutely cannot choose between two words then use them both. Here are some ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Abundance, Self-love, Adventure, Flow, Action, Ease, Joy, Creativity, Forgiveness, Connection, Boldness, Self-Expression, Authenticity, Fearless, Playful, etc.<\/li>\n

  2. Now take some time to create a vision<\/strong><\/span> for what you\u2019d like your year to be like. In this vision, who are you with? What are you doing? How are you feeling? What is present? What sounds, smells, sights, tastes are there? Your vision may include your relationships, your health, your career, finances, personal growth, your personal environment (home, car, etc.), your leisure activities and more. Your vision may be limited to any one or a few areas and that is fine too. There\u2019s no right or wrong way to do this. You get to make it up. Go ahead now and allow yourself to imagine how sweet life can be. Get a sense of what that feels like to have, do and be what you want. Really try it on. How do you feel?<\/li>\n

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  3. Now taking a look at the \u2018Wheel of Life.\u2019<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/span> I\u2019d like you to choose a few of the areas that came to you in your vision and write about them. What did your vision look like<\/strong><\/span> in those areas? For instance, if career was a dominant theme, you may have envisioned yourself doing work you love, making good money, serving many of your ideal clients, having lots of free time to do what you want, etc. Go ahead and write down your vision in the dominant areas that came up for you.<\/li>\n

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  4. Next, we will move from the creative visioning process to the more practical planning process. Here is where the goal setting begins.<\/strong><\/span> Start with ONE area you\u2019ve identified. Begin to write ideas about what it would take to fulfill this vision. Often times it\u2019s easier to go from big picture and then move into smaller action steps. For instance and following the previous example I gave, my main areas in my career success vision were:\n