8 goal setting questions that will make any driven teacher think
Whenever I start to coach a client, we spend a couple of hours discussing their background, values and where they want to be at the end of the coaching journey.
One of the key steps in any coaching is to create goals. Great goals come from great questions and so I thought it would be good to give you an insight into some of the questions you may be asked.
To gain maximum benefit from this, make sure you write your answers down. You don’t need to answer every one, but this should hopefully get you thinking.
What do you love doing?
What do you hate doing?
Our first two questions above can be written down as 2 lists. It’s a good opportunity to see what your focus should be on. Is it going to be moving forward with something you love, or correcting something you hate?
What are your current issues?
Similar to Q2 but this is more about the stumbling blocks that you have going on. Your coach would be there to help you overcome them.
What would be your goal if you knew you could not fail?
This is the high aspiration goal. The moon shot!
What do you really, really want?
No, these are not Spice Girls lyrics! What do you want? Doesn’t matter if it’s embarrassing or sounds crazy, I’m here to help you achieve it.
What are the 3 things that would make the biggest difference to you right now?
Forget about everything else, it’s down to only 3! Really think about what that difference will be and what it would mean to you.
What’s the outcome you want from this?
You may not have shared this with anyone before, but think deeply about this. It could change your life for the better.
What if we could double your goal?
Gulp! I’ll leave that one there.
As a Personal Performance Coach I work with people to become a better version of themselves. If you feel that these questions have made you think about the potential you have, then please make contact. In a few months from now, you will be thanking yourself!
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