What are GOALS?

Language and Focus for Creating Meaningful Change

Make the Effort: Market Yourself as a Coach to Earn the RewardsThe time is here when many are exploring their resolutions, objectives, and goals for the coming year.  What does it all mean?  What are the experiences that really matter?  How do you ensure you take time for yourself to consider, prioritize, and plan?  What will it take for you to make it happen?

In the first chapter of Coaching Perspectives II is a process for establishing and achieving goals that parallels the process coaches learn during coaching certification.  Coaching is about creating meaningful change and coach training provides steps that include exploring the gigantic dream and opportunities, then analyzing and listing strategies.

Here is the acronym to help you create your goals:

G = Gigantic – think big and dream

O = Opportunities – expand your thinking and explore multiple opportunities

A = Analyzed – for each possibility analyze the pros, the cons, and the how to’s

L = Listed – list your resources, challenges, and action steps to move forward

S = Strategized – develop your strategies and review your progress to adjust appropriately then celebrate your successes

Enhance the meaning and your experiences by creating time for yourself to intentionally set resolutions and apply a process that works for achieving your goals.

Cathy Liska

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Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

Podcast: https://www.coachcert.com/podcast.html

Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html

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