Comments on: Achieve your Goals with a Compass

By: build self confidence - finish with a bang? — How to Have Great Self Confidence

build self confidence - finish with a bang? — How to Have Great Self Confidence — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:22:05 +0000

[...] at some of my own posts on goal setting I must admit I can be rather reflective and ambivalent about goals. Gary, who actually styles [...]

By: Who are you? — How to Have Great Self Confidence

Who are you? — How to Have Great Self Confidence — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:21:56 +0000

[...] Resolutions. I have discussed goal setting before in different ways, my favorite being the use of compass setting mentality rather than rigid, over elaborate goals. But also, I have stressed that January 1 [...]

By: Anand Dhillon

Anand Dhillon — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:06:08 +0000

I think goals are useful in that provide a sense of direction – they sharpen your present moment decision making.

Goals provide a way to make all of your actions congruent. The congruency has a synergistic effect allowing you to make progress much more quickly than you would if you just took blind action.

I agree, howoever, that goals can be limiting if all you do is focus on the outcome instead of enjoying the present.

Anand Dhillon’s last blog post..Carnival of Self-Mastery – July 15, 2008

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:03:43 +0000

Goals are only useful is you celebrate moving towards them and don't focus on how you haven't yet achieved them. It is the small steps along the way that are the most important. Rob's last blog post..The Importance of Fitness

By: David

David — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:42:39 +0000

Maria Thanks for taking the trouble to write such a full response. I recommend everyone reads your original posts from the links within my post. David's last blog post..Achieve your Goals with a Compass

By: Maria - Never the Same River Twice

Maria - Never the Same River Twice — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:55:49 +0000

David, I’m glad you found my post valuable. You are correct that Goal Free Living isn’t about drifting through life with no interests in self improvement. The reason Shapiro wrote it is because he noticed that when he focused all of his energy on achieving a goal and then achieved it he felt unfulfilled and was always looking for the next milestone.

I’m sure most of us can relate!

The reason compass approach to goal setting is about being flexible and staying in the moment, rather than working toward a defined outcome no matter what else is going on in your life. Your example of achieving a certain weight works well for this. By checking in with yourself on a regular basis, you can take your current circumstances into account and be honest about your health, time available, and all of the other factors that go into losing weight.

Maria – Never the Same River Twice’s last blog post..Supercharge Your Weekly Review with Mind Mapping