Goals - Action vs. Outcome GoalsDay Twenty-Eight of How to Attract Clients and Grow a Thriving Private Practice in 40 Days: One woman’s personal journey of applying Manifestation and Marketing principles to re-building her private practiceI'm beginning to doubt it I can achieve my goals. Maybe if I break them down into two kinds: action vs. outcome, I'll have hope again because... ...We can’t control the outcome. We can control our actions. Action goals identify specific actions that we want to do and how often we want to do them. For example, if you wanted to lose weight, an action goal might be to exercise 3 – 5 times a week for 60 minutes. Outcome goals identify the results we want and by when – like lose 20 lbs in 3 months. In my case, my outcome goals are:
I like to make the distinction between outcome and action goals because… We can’t control the outcome. We can control our actions. And a lot of people I know get upset and feel like a “failure” when they don’t achieve their goals. If you make your action goals achievable and you’re as sure as you can be that they will lead to the outcome results you want, then great – you’ll probably get those results. However, if you don’t get the results you want you get to reevaluate your plan. No one is ever a failure! To identify your action goals… Ask yourself – What actions can I take that will likely result in attracting clients? The answer to that question will give you your action goals. Track all your goals and see what happens! What we track grows – so make sure you’ve found a way to map your progress. For years I’ve kept a chart of my monthly income and number of private sessions. It’s a great way for me to see how I’m doing and compare and contrast my results to years past. Here’s my list to the answer the question What actions can you take that will likely result in attracting clients? I can…
And I can TRACK my action and outcome goals. This way I know if I’m doing what I said I would do and it's working! This morning when I got concerned about whether or not I would be able to achieve my goals, I also remembered an exercise suggested by Abraham-Hicks. They say to remember that we don’t do it all. We are co-creating with the Universe. They make a suggestion to draw a line down the center of a piece of paper. On one side write down every thing you are willing to do and on the other side write down everything else that needs to get done or that you want the Universe to do. Do your part and let go of everything else. ...I will do my action goals… and I’m going to let the Universe send the people to me who I can help and who want to make an appointment with me or register for a workshop. If you're not sure whether or not you can count on yourself to follow through with your part, I know a great exercise to help you commit to achieving your goals.
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