Title: 5 Key Strategies to Successfully Achieve Your Career and Personal Goals in 2024: Overcoming Common Obstacles 

 Season: 4, Episode 1

Host: Lona Small, Laboratory Coach and Consultant

   - Many people struggle to achieve their goals despite having good intentions.

   - Goals often get left behind due to life's distractions.

   - Importance of understanding why goals are unmet and strategies to overcome these challenges

5 Reasons You Do Not Achieve Your Goals and strategies to overcome them

1. Setting Means vs. End Goals:

   - Means Goals:The steps thought necessary to achieve the end goal.

   - End Goals:The ultimate experience or achievement desired.

   - Tip: Focus on the end goal and align your means goals with it.

2. Alignment with Personal Values:

   - Goals not aligned with personal values are harder to achieve.

   - Understanding and setting goals that reflect personal values is crucial.

3. Belief in Achievability

   - Doubts about competence and confidence can hinder goal achievement.

   - Strategies include the reverse gap method (reflecting on past accomplishments) and the courage framework (action, competence, confidence loop).

4. Identity and Goals:

   - Aligning identity with goals is vital.

   - Books recommended: "The Big Leap" by Gay Hendricks and "The Alter Ego Effect" by Todd Herman.

"Atomic Habits" by James Clear

   - Building an identity that resonates with the goals set is important for success.

6. Supportive Environment:

   - Surrounding oneself with a positive and supportive environment is key.

   - Reducing distractions and temptations can aid in goal achievement.

Recommendations:

- Podcast episodes for further learning:

eLABorate Topics podcast:

  - Season 3, Episode 17 :An effective way to set career goals that you will be excited to keep  

- Season 2, Episode 7: Using Core Values to decide on your Next- Level career opportunity- Books for deeper insight: 

  - "The Big Leap" by Gay Hendricks.

  - "The Alter Ego Effect" by Todd Herman.

Conclusion:

- Lona Small emphasizes the importance of setting realistic and personally aligned goals, believing in one's ability to achieve them, and creating a conducive environment for success.

- Encouragement to start with small goals, seek support if needed, and continuously reassess and align goals with one's identity and values.

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You can reach Lona Small directly at lonasmall@lonasmall.com 
 You can also catch Lona on LinkedIn under Lona Gordon Small and follow hashtag #YouAreAnEqualPartOfTheWhole.

 
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