Why do so many people have a hard time achieving their goals? What pitfalls do people most often encounter when striving to reach their goals? Based on the findings of Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson and other social scientists, these questions will be answered in this session.

You will learn to:

Recognize effective strategies to set goals and take action to achieve them
Differentiate between a fixed and a growth mindset
Determine when you need to focus on “why” goals and “what” goals
Use environmental triggers to motivate you and others toward meeting goals
Identify the major obstacles to goal attainment and how to get past them
Utilize techniques to take advantage of optimistic and pessimistic outlooks in goal achievement
Decide when to keep or let go of a goal
Develop a plan to meet a specific goal of your choosing

You will benefit by:

Knowing which goals make people happy—and which goals do not
Being able to set the stage for shaping successful goals
Enhancing your self-control “muscle”
Distinguishing between “being good” goals and “getting better” goals and use them to your greatest advantage
Using the powerful strategy of If-Then planning to help prepare for all situations
Knowing how to help motivate others to meet the goals of your organization

Audience:
Anyone who would like to be successful at realizing both professional and personal goals

Schedule Selection(s) Competencies: BI CS LA AC