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- Level
- Mixed
- Basic and Premium Members Prices
- Subscriber Member Pricing: $26.25
- Basic Member Pricing: $30.00
- Category
- Business
- Writer's Life
- Class Length
- 2 Weeks
Welcome to Winning the Mind Games: Goal Setting! This course is designed to help you create actionable, achievable goals by breaking them down into manageable steps.
Throughout this program, you will learn how to set and refine goals using proven strategies that foster confidence, productivity, and success.
Course Structure & Schedule
This course runs for two weeks, with new lessons posted on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. There will be regular check-ins for discussion and Q&A. Each lesson includes a combination of instruction, exercises, and practical applications.
Week 1: Building a Goal-Setting Foundation
Lesson 1: The Power of Goal Setting
Lesson 2: Types of Goals
Lesson 3: The Pressure of Goal Setting & Default Goal Setting
Week 2: Strengthening & Applying Goal-Setting Strategies
Lesson 4: Soft Discipline & Goal Adjustment
Bio: Adrienne Giordano is a certified life coach and USA Today bestselling author of over forty novels. Adrienne’s experience from over 30 years in writing, marketing and client service helps her empower clients with personalized coaching that fosters growth and accountability.
Throughout this program, you will learn how to set and refine goals using proven strategies that foster confidence, productivity, and success.
Course Structure & Schedule
This course runs for two weeks, with new lessons posted on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. There will be regular check-ins for discussion and Q&A. Each lesson includes a combination of instruction, exercises, and practical applications.
Week 1: Building a Goal-Setting Foundation
Lesson 1: The Power of Goal Setting
- Why goal setting matters and how it reduces anxiety.
- Creating a personal blueprint for success.
- Reflection exercise on areas in life that could benefit from goal setting.
Lesson 2: Types of Goals
- Understanding outcome goals vs. process goals.
- The ladder analogy for breaking down goals.
- Practical exercise on setting outcome and process goals.
Lesson 3: The Pressure of Goal Setting & Default Goal Setting
- How a lack of clear goals can lead to default goal setting.
- The White Bear Effect and its impact on goal setting.
- Strategies for reducing pressure and framing goals positively.
Week 2: Strengthening & Applying Goal-Setting Strategies
Lesson 4: Soft Discipline & Goal Adjustment
- Learning when to push forward and when to adjust.
- Avoiding overwhelm and burnout with soft discipline.
- Reflection exercise: Adjusting goals based on real-life challenges.
- Deep dive into Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound goals.
- How to transform vague goals into concrete action steps.
- SMART Goal Worksheet activity.
- Understanding setbacks as part of the process.
- How to revise goals when facing obstacles.
- Journaling and self-reflection techniques to maintain motivation.
Bio: Adrienne Giordano is a certified life coach and USA Today bestselling author of over forty novels. Adrienne’s experience from over 30 years in writing, marketing and client service helps her empower clients with personalized coaching that fosters growth and accountability.
- Outline
- By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand the power and benefits of goal setting.
- Learn the difference between outcome goals and process goals.
- Identify and overcome common obstacles, such as the intention-action gap and default goal setting.
- Develop strategies for creating specific, positive, and attainable goals.
- Apply goal-setting techniques to your personal and professional life.
- Class Format
- Savvy Authors' workshops are held on a forum: a bulletin board based system. You will receive a reminder notice one day prior to the start of the workshop that includes instructions on how to access the workshop forum. If you have not received instructions by the day the workshop begins, please check your spam filter.
The forum will be available the morning (EST) of the day the workshop starts and will remain accessible to all participants thereafter. You will also be given simple instructions on how to create a PDF of all your discussions along with our privacy and data retention policy.
Please note that you do NOT need to be online at a specific time to access the lectures. This is NOT a live video based class.
