Goal Setting Lessons for Adults

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Goal Setting Lessons
Step 1: What Do You Want?

In this first of our goal setting lessons you define what success means to you.

Everyone wants to be successful in living their dreams and accomplishing their personal goals – but how do YOU define success?

Define success for each of the major areas of your life:

Success in your physical life (health, energy, fitness, etc.) =
Success in your mental life (thinking, knowledge, memory, etc.) =
Success in your spiritual life (faith, values, peace, etc.) =
Success in your personal life (character, satisfaction, etc.) =
Success in your family life (relationships, love, helping, etc.) =
Success in your work life (career, reputation, achievement, etc.) =

Joan's Personal Goal Examples:

Success in my physical life:

My body is lean, fit, strong and flexible

I workout 4 - 5 times a week

I sleep well through the night

I eat healthy, nutritious food

Success in My Mental Life

I am calm

I appreciate things

I am organized

I schedule time for me

I am patient

My self talk is loving

Success in My Spiritual Life

I meditate for 20 minutes 5 times a week

I nurture my connection to the divine

I am patient, kind and loving

Success in My Personal Life

I feel good about myself

I have achieved the things I want to achieve

I help others

I am able to support myself

I help others

Success in My Family Life

I have a loving relationship with my husband

I have great friends

I enjoy my family

I have a loving relationship with my brothers and sisters

I have compassion for my mother

Success in my work life

I am excited about my work

I earn a good living

I use my talents, skills and abilities

My work is helpful to others

Do this exercise now! Download, print and complete the Goal Setting Worksheets: My Definition of Success Is. . . from our Goal Setting Lessons.

It is very important that you WRITE your answers on the worksheet. After you have finished this exercise, you are ready to move on to the next lessons.

Great! Good job! You have now created your vision of success. The next lessons focus on learning how to create your personal vision of success.

We believe you are successful everyday when you take positive actions - in your thoughts, words and behaviors - in the direction of your dreams.

You can go to sleep every night feeling successful when you have spent some of your time, talent, and energy doing the things that move you ever closer to your dreams and goals.

The rest of our goal setting lessons focus on providing the information, exercises and goal setting worksheets to ensure your success.

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Goal Setting Lessons Step 1: What Do You Want?

Goal Setting Lessons
Step 1: What Do You Want?