Coaching Tips & Resources
07/07/2015 Writing Down Your Goals Can Result in Greater Success
Did you know that writing down your goals can result in greater success in goal achievement?
In a study conducted at Dominican University in 2007, Dr. Gail Matthews compared groups of students tracking the relationship between goal achievement and writing down or not writing down their goals. The study revealed that writing down goals resulted in a 42% increase in goal achievement. It also revealed that when you add in an accountability partner or share your goals with a supportive friend and keep a weekly progress report you can further boost your probability of success to 78%.
Three simple tips that will propel you to take action and help make your goals come alive.
Click here to learn more about the results of this survey.
01/05/2015 Cultivating Gratitude to Reduce Stress
Want to develop a more positive attitude that will help you get through those stressful days? Studies show that cultivating as sense of gratitude leads to greater emotional well-being, higher overall life satisfaction and a greater sense of happiness.
Sounds good; so how do you actually cultivate gratitude?
One easy way is to start keeping a gratitude journal. At the end of every day write down three things you are grateful for in your life today. You can write some basic thoughts or challenge yourself to note and write about the more subtle things you enjoyed that day. For example, "I am grateful for the yellow crocuses that popped up in my garden today; a beautiful sign of spring."
Use this same technique the next time you notice yourself grumbling about about a negative or stressful event in your life. Think about four or five things for which you are grateful and flip your state of mind to a more positive channel.
Try this for the next few weeks and note the shift in your thought patterns. You will likely begin to notice the more positive things in your life, dwell less on "feelings of lack" and negative events, and you will have a greater appreciation for for the people and things you have in your life.
Source: "The Benefits of Cultivating Gratitude For Stress Relief", Elizabeth Scott
Did you know that writing down your goals can result in greater success in goal achievement?
In a study conducted at Dominican University in 2007, Dr. Gail Matthews compared groups of students tracking the relationship between goal achievement and writing down or not writing down their goals. The study revealed that writing down goals resulted in a 42% increase in goal achievement. It also revealed that when you add in an accountability partner or share your goals with a supportive friend and keep a weekly progress report you can further boost your probability of success to 78%.
Three simple tips that will propel you to take action and help make your goals come alive.
Click here to learn more about the results of this survey.
01/05/2015 Cultivating Gratitude to Reduce Stress
Want to develop a more positive attitude that will help you get through those stressful days? Studies show that cultivating as sense of gratitude leads to greater emotional well-being, higher overall life satisfaction and a greater sense of happiness.
Sounds good; so how do you actually cultivate gratitude?
One easy way is to start keeping a gratitude journal. At the end of every day write down three things you are grateful for in your life today. You can write some basic thoughts or challenge yourself to note and write about the more subtle things you enjoyed that day. For example, "I am grateful for the yellow crocuses that popped up in my garden today; a beautiful sign of spring."
Use this same technique the next time you notice yourself grumbling about about a negative or stressful event in your life. Think about four or five things for which you are grateful and flip your state of mind to a more positive channel.
Try this for the next few weeks and note the shift in your thought patterns. You will likely begin to notice the more positive things in your life, dwell less on "feelings of lack" and negative events, and you will have a greater appreciation for for the people and things you have in your life.
Source: "The Benefits of Cultivating Gratitude For Stress Relief", Elizabeth Scott