What is a habit? “We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.”– Emmons You may have heard that many successful people have good habits, and that’s because habits are powerful tools that shape our lives, both personally and professionally. But what exactly is a habit? A habit is a behavior that becomes automatic… Continue reading Using the Power of Habits to Achieve Your Goals
Category: Goals Achievement
The Six Thinking Hats – What is it and how to use it?
What is the Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats method? The six thinking hats is a tool developed by Edward de Bono – a British-born Maltese physician, psychologist and author best known for his work in the field of creative thinking, particularly in the areas of lateral thinking, parallel thinking, conceptual thinking and teaching problem-solving… Continue reading The Six Thinking Hats – What is it and how to use it?
The Ultimate Goal Setting Process: 8 Steps to Set and Achieve Goals
Goal-Setting Theory What is goal-setting theory? Goal-setting theory, proposed by industrial-organizational psychologist Edwin Locke, is a concept in psychology that states that setting goals can improve motivation and performance. It suggests that people will be more motivated to achieve a goal if they are given clear, achievable goals with periodic feedback on their progress. The theory… Continue reading The Ultimate Goal Setting Process: 8 Steps to Set and Achieve Goals
One Secret to True Happiness
One of the reasons people set goals is because there’s an underlying assumption that we gain greater happiness when we achieve our goals. That can sometimes lead to entering into a never-ending chase of material things. And as we begin 2018, I’m sure many of us are setting new goals and resolutions. In fact, the… Continue reading One Secret to True Happiness
How to WOOP Your Goals Into Success
How often have you set a goal, something happens and then you fail to achieve your goals? What if I told you that there’s a model which would help you to greatly increase your chances of achieving your goals? Yes, I’m talking about WOOP. A Little Exercise Let’s try a little observation exercise: Think about… Continue reading How to WOOP Your Goals Into Success
Constructing My 2018 Guiding Principles with Lego Serious Play
It’s the end of the year, and often the time for reviewing and setting new goals. As I stared at my vault of Lego bricks, I decided to take some time to do some Lego Serious Play. Instead of the usual approach, why not let my hands do the thinking and construct some guiding principles for the… Continue reading Constructing My 2018 Guiding Principles with Lego Serious Play
The problem with the problem
One of the first steps I take in coaching is to help people identify their goals. Some clients start off by stating what they want to achieve, some start off with a problem they want to avoid or get rid of. Regardless of their starting point, we always end up redefining both the problem and goals before we… Continue reading The problem with the problem
One key in Strengths Development – Habits
I need to build some new habits (or get rid of old ones) if I want to meet my goals. Like many guys, one of my goals is to get awesome-looking, lean six-pack abs. Vanity I know, but at least I’m honest about it. Unfortunately, my belly now looks more like “united nations” than having six… Continue reading One key in Strengths Development – Habits
How you may be unknowingly sabotaging your own goals and what to do about it
We had another awesome talent showcase session for the StrengthsFinder Singapore Network. There was lots of fun and laughter as we all created and shared our own dream boards. There were dreams to travel, become fitter, and to live our passions, and we had our boards to help steer our subconscious towards achieving them. I find… Continue reading How you may be unknowingly sabotaging your own goals and what to do about it
Here’s how to wrap up the year for 2016
It didn’t seem that long ago when I was just setting the goals for objectives for this 2016, and because I know it, it is now coming to an end! I can’t help but ask myself “Where did all the time go?!” Here’s a nice way to wrap up the year. One of my members… Continue reading Here’s how to wrap up the year for 2016