Setting Goals that Disrupt Habits and Utilize Systems

January 9, 2019

Effective leaders set growth goals that focus on disrupting habits and utilizing the power of systems.

In this conversation, Jim and Trisha explore growth goals like New Year’s resolutions, what might be preventing us from seeing the lasting results we envision when we set them, and what we can do differently to get better results. Thanks for listening and we hope this episode is helpful.

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New Year’s resolutions
2 reasons we fail to reach, or even bother setting growth goals
Disrupting habits
Disempowering beliefs
Harnessing the power of systems

References

“All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits.” ― William James
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

Series on Emotional Intelligence

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Thoughts...

We can't settle for a little bit of transformation . . . we want to live into the full design of who God made us to be. We want the whole thing.

Whether we need to change systems and structures or hearts and minds, we can only move as fast as our conversations. Leaders lead through communication.

It's time to take action. You were designed to be fully human and fully alive.

The essence of courage is: do it scared.

Leadership means energizing a community of people toward their own transformation in order to accomplish a shared mission in the face of a changing world.

You're imperfect and you're wired for struggle but you are worthy of love and belonging.

Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection.

Personal transformation happens best in the context of a reflective lifestyle.

God does big things. To us they seem very small. I am learning not to despise the day of small things.

It's not our job as teachers to help people avoid the discomfort but to create space for them to pay attention and learn from it.

Start by acting on conviction, stay connected, stay calm, stay the course.

Wholeness can be described as soulfulness, a life that's centered, passionately engaged, open, creative, connected and propelled by a sense of mission.

When a system is not dominated by anxiety, everyone is free to speak truthfully, everyone is free to listen curiously.

We can't settle for a little bit of transformation . . . we want to live into the full design of who God made us to be. We want the whole thing.

Whether we need to change systems and structures or hearts and minds, we can only move as fast as our conversations. Leaders lead through communication.

It's time to take action. You were designed to be fully human and fully alive.

The essence of courage is: do it scared.

Setting Goals that Disrupt Habits and Utilize Systems

Download the episode | Subscribe on iTunes

Conversation Overview

References

Series on Emotional Intelligence

Setting Goals that Disrupt Habits and Utilize Systems

Download the episode | Subscribe on iTunes

Conversation Overview

References

Series on Emotional Intelligence

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