Resources-Career Visioning vs Goal Setting - Hallie Crawford

Resources-Career Visioning vs Goal Setting Happy Monday! I mentioned in my last ezine that I recently re-created my Vision Board. Its hanging up in my office where I can see it every day; its fab. Having my Vision Board front and center keeps me focused on my goals and priorities. I learned an important distinction between visioning and goal-setting in a teleclass a few weeks ago that I wanted to share with you. Heres the difference Visioning: Visioning is pure dreaming. Its allowing yourself to look at your life from a big picture perspective, asking “What do I want to have in my life in the future? Who do I want to be? What people do I want to have around me?” This goes for anything from tangible things you may want like a a boator a trip to Bali, toless tangiblethings like help with your business or to serve on the board of a nonprofit youare passionate about. If its something you wantand it gets you jazzed, it should be part of your vision. Visioning is playful and inspiring. To create your vision: Give yourself lots of mental space to picture what you want in your life Think out of the box Have fun with it. Imagine it as vividly as you possibly can, down to how it will feel to have these things. Two important points visions dont have time frames and you dont worry about howyou are going to achieve them. You just picture them, period. Visioning is a helpful tool because it not only provides clarity about what you want, but it also gets you “in the flow” excited and motivated to work towards these things. Goal setting: Setting goals is the down to earth, nuts and bolts planning. Its identifying what you want to achieve this week, this month or this year. Goals have a specific time frame, action steps to achieving them, and they include the how how you are going to achieve them. To develop your goals, you need to make sure they are specific, measurable, tangible, realistic and a challenge for you. They must have a deadline. While you can use your Vision Board to identify what your goals are, visioning is nothing without action. You have to take action, in the form of setting goals, to achieve what is on your Vision Board. To achieve your goals I suggest using both visioning and goal setting together. If you need help with goal setting, contact me for a complimentary consultation. Have a great week! Atlanta Career Coach