What does success look like?

We often use this question in business when embarking on large projects. The answer to this question will keep the project and team members aligned.

We also need to ask this question when we start personal projects. Whether it’s a job search, committing to getting healthy, or taking a vacation!

Last year my husband and I started talking about living a more nomadic life; we wanted to travel more often. I immediately had fantasies of visiting National Parks, hiking frequently, and seeing family and friends. He wanted to see family and friends, and visit new cities. I imagined we’d travel fast; he pictured us going slower. We still are continuing the adventure and adapting along the way.  Asking “what does success look like?” has helped us stay on the same page and commit to progressing closer to that answer.  There are other ways to ask this question like, “what do we want out of this trip?” “why are we doing this?”. And when we get into planning, “what are the big things we want to do?”  Whether it’s seeing the eclipse in August, attending important family events, or being somewhere when the weather is just right; simplifying our goals has kept us committed.

It’s important to not only ask this question at the start of a project but to revisit it along the way. Was the original success/goal too small or too large? Have we achieved that goal and want to evolve it to a bigger goal?

Finally, when you have that clear goal, you can celebrate the little victories you’ve achieved on the way to reaching that goal. And continued your focused efforts to success!

It’s great being married and having a travel buddy; we hold each other accountable to our goals.  Being in a job search or having a personal challenge, you will need to your find your accountability partner; maybe that accountability partner is a coach.  Reach out to me and tell me “What does success look like?” for your life in the next year!  I’ll help you reach your goal!

“When you get the power of the other on your side, you can surpass whatever limit you are currently experiencing or will ever experience in the future.”  – Dr. Henry Cloud, The Power of the Other

We have all experienced it.  We make a goal for ourselves, keep it to ourselves, forget about it, don’t act on it, and then…we don’t achieve it.  However, when we share our goal with others, we have an accountability partner.  Someone to check in and see how we’re doing.  By committing to someone that we were going to move towards our goal, we actually do move towards our goal!

Even if you know what you need to do to move towards your goal, having a coach or accountability partner will get you there faster.  Want to learn more about the power of the other and what it’s like to have a coach, connect with me!

I have always loved the art of coaching.  I have had a number of very valuable coaches that have transformed my career, mostly my previous managers.  Then, last year, I knew I needed to make a tough decision.  I had a job that I loved in Chicago and a man that I loved in Denver.  Commuting back and forth was getting exhausting and I wasn’t able to give my best in my relationship or at my job.

Then I saw on LinkedIn one of my connections was a Coach.  I reached out, we had a quick intro call and I was in.  This was the first time in my career/life that I invested in an outside unbiased guide to help me in my decision-making process.  It was awesome.  Our conversations were thought-provoking and well guided.  And after a few months, I made my next life and career decision.  I am confident in the decision I had made and ready for the next stage in my life and my career.  Here we go!