What does ONE GOAL really mean –?and is it feasible?

In a recent newsletter, a coach I adore and currently work with

argued that the main reason we don’t achieve our goals is that we set too many –

and suggested that we focus on just one goal at any given time.

?If you are a fellow ADHD squirrel brain or otherwise focus-challenged individual,

you can imagine my horror at this idea:?

ONE GOAL AT A TIME?!

How could that be possible with a brain?that constantly produces ideas and concepts and, yes, goals too, that require a gazillion steps to plan and execute?

But my word of the year is?FOCUS, and for good reason:

My track record for turning all those 1,000 ideas into reality is …

Well, to save me the embarrassment, let’s just say it’s pretty poor.

Abysmal, really.

So I decided I’d give this one-goal business a try.

But which goal to choose?

In our next session together, my coach and I discussed?

what my professional?ONE GOAL?was,

assuming that it must be buried?somewhere?

among all the items on all the lists I keep.

It was thanks to an analogy – and also a recent experience of mine –

that I finally understood her point about?focusing on one thing only:

buying a home.

Because, as I learned two years ago,?

home-buying quickly becomes your one (personal) goal.

Here is what I learned during our search for the lovely home we now own

that helped me reframe my attitude toward focusing on ONE GOAL:

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• Having one big, overarching goal doesn’t mean you have to –?or even should – pursue it 24/7.
• But it certainly impacts all the other decisions you make as long until you’ve reached it (such as when and where to go on vacation, what to do on weekends, whether to buy a new car, and so on).

• You need to have a clear idea of what you are looking so that you can pre-select, based on your values, needs and dreams.
• However, you must be willing to challenge your assumptions and remain open to opportunities that come out of left field.

• You know or learn what people typically do in pursuit of that same goal –?browse the relevant websites, visit open houses – and you do those things as well.
• Still, you might also come up with less conventional, more creative ways to reach your goal. These wouldn’t be a good fit for everybody or every situation, but that doesn’t mean they won’t work for you.

When I reframe “focus on one goal only” like this,

I no longer feel anxious, overwhelmed or FOMO about it.

Because I know from experience that it's something I can do.

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In fact, now I know exactly what my?ONE GOAL?is right now:

It’s a revenue goal I have never achieved before.

This goal has been nagging at me for a while now.

The way I grew up, talking about money was a big no-no.?

TBH, even thinking about it wasn’t encouraged.?

That’s why I’m still uncomfortable with having a dollar amount as my big goal.?

But just as our condo is not simply real estate but a home to me,

so is the revenue goal.

• It represents what I want to call into my life and how I want to live.
• It impacts decisions I make in the present and for my future.
• It defines what I prioritize and to what I say “no” or “no for now”.
• It can be pursued in traditional and creative ways, and a combination of both.
• It makes me experiment, evaluate and recalibrate what I do.

But the most important thing I learned from this conversation is:?

Focusing on one goal at a time does not mean?I am limiting myself.

I can still do a lot of things in my professional life –

I just make it easier for myself to succeed?if I run them by

the filter of my ONE GOAL.

How about you?

Do you have a single (life or career) goal for now?

Or is it something you might want to think about some more?

I'd love to hear from you.?

Send me a message and let me know what this brings up for you!

Love, Micha

P.S.

It's been a few weeks since I sent my supposedly weekly newsletter and I may continue to slack some more until Labor Day – lots of chilling and hiking and planning going on over here!

But I always enjoy making time to talk to you!

So if you want to learn more about working with me, pick my brain or simply get to know a bit about me, I invite you to get on my calendar:?

https://www.michagoebig.com/call/