Module 1: Goal Setting – Complice Workshops

Goal setting requires us to be a) specific (at least to some extent) about what we want, and b) explicit about what we are (and are not) working towards. Goal setting inherently involves deciding *not* to work on some things. Prior to setting goals, most of us have things that we implicitly want to achieve and may be putting time towards. Goal setting asks us to be explicit about which of these things (if any) we are actually trying to cause to happen … and which ones we are not. True goal setting leads us to focus our limited resources (time, attention, money, social capital, etc) around whatever is most important to us. This is powerful because it enables: Goal setting can be painful short term, because it may mean re-evaluating our decision making and taking energy away from things that have seemed important to us (for example, activities we have done for a long time, or commitments we have held onto because they were important to someone else). Participant asks: I’ve noticed I have

Goal setting requires us to be a) specific (at least to some extent) about what we want, and b) explicit about what we are (and are not) working towards. Goal setting inherently involves deciding *not* to work on some things. Prior to setting goals, most of us have things that we implicitly want to achieve and may be putting time towards. Goal setting asks us to be explicit about which of these things (if any) we are actually trying to cause to happen … and which ones we are not. True goal setting leads us to focus our limited resources (time, attention, money, social capital, etc) around what