4+1 tips for goals through a unique coaching book!

We read from the book with coaching methods "The Art of Goals", by Charalambos Petras.

Every obstacle seems insurmountable if the goal is not really important.

The conscious utilization of internal and external resources is necessary to overcome the obstacles that arise. The degree of difficulty of managing the obstacle or, in other words, how strong it will be considered, depends on the available resources (knowledge, time, experience, capital, network). Note, not just the resources that are there, but those that we have specifically allocated to the target. Therefore, if a goal is not important, even the slightest obstacle can be assessed as insurmountable given the resources available. Conversely, the more important a goal is, the more likely it is to overcome obstacles, despite their size and emotional impact.

Goal pursuit is a well-planned journey into the unknown. It goes from unpredictable to unpredictable.

Planning includes preparing and preparing for anything that can be foreseen. But it cannot include and take into account the impossible to predict based on existing experience and knowledge. That's why we need to creatively approach planning as a process of preparing for the foreseeable, so as to free up time and energy for the unpredictability that will inevitably arise. In fact, the pursuit evolves from unpredictable to unpredictable.

Character is built in difficulties, especially those that could not have been foreseen.

As analyzed in the book, as far as coaching is concerned, the pursuit of development goals includes borderline situations, critical moments, crossroads in gray zones of perception. Where complexity leaves no room for certainties, character will judge the outcome of things and be shaped at the same time. By choosing how to respond to the great, unexpected upheaval, we choose and affirm who we are. Where preparation could not reach, identities, teams, leaderships and cultures are built. In order to better deal with the unpredictability, it is necessary to collect and process all data, make wise use of previous experiences, a willingness to revise, educated guesses, prudence and determination.

Goals are the memories of a future that change the present.

Our goals are stored in our memory. In fact, we remember what we want to achieve, why and how. From the moment they are defined, they are a thing of the past. As memories they trigger plans for the future, which in turn become memories. At every step we are in open dialogue with our memory. This means two things. First, as past conceptions, targets remain alive and are subject to the natural evolution of life, being revised and enriched. Second, although theoretically about the future, achieving goals is something that happens in the here and now. The pursuit itself is already a change in the present.

In every lofty goal we project a desirable self.

What makes a goal attractive (among other important elements) is the projection of a desirable self in its attainment. That is, the answer to the question "who do I imagine I will become by achieving him?" This self is projected as a creation not only of the achievement itself, but also of the course. Within every lofty goal we accept, a side of us is expressed, the needs and desires of which we seek to fulfill. Thus, we connect with the important and demanding.

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