Transcript Brooke Randolph, LMHC How to Successfully Set & Achieve Your Goals Indiana Youth Institute.

Brooke Randolph, LMHC
How to Successfully Set
& Achieve Your Goals
Indiana Youth
Institute
Who am I?
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Licensed Mental Health Counselor
in private practice BrookeRandolph.com
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Mental Health Expert Contributor:
DietsInReview.com
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Parent (adoptive, step, sometimes
kinship, & even grand)
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Therapist, speaker, & author
Choosing Change:
Investing in Your Future
Choosing Change: Investing in Your Future
The Problem with
Goals
Kaizen Theory
Why We Set Goals
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Achieve 80% of written goals
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Focus
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Conscious of choices
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Easier to say No
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People who set goals achieve
more, are more successful and
more confident
How to Set Goals
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Evaluate Satisfaction
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Focus
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Prioritize
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SMART
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Write it down
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http://bit.ly/goalswrksht
Example Goal: Schedule15+ client appointments
per week
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Life area: Career
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Important because: Ensures my ability to support my
family
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Milestones:
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Q1: 7 clients per week
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Q2: 10 clients per week
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Q3: 15 clients per week
Example Goal: Publish
book(s)
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Life area: Career
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Important because: Increased exposure and speaking
opportunities
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Milestones:
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Adoption Therapy (published)
Complete chapters for Adoption Therapy 2 (turned in)
Organize authors for ‘new project’ (July 1)
Start drafting manuscript for ‘solo project’ (August)
Start editing ‘new project’ (November - January)
Complete manuscript for ‘solo project’ (January)
Publish ‘new project’ (March - May 2016)
Publish ‘solo project’ (August 2016)
Example Goal: Save for trip to son’s country
of origin
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Life area: Family/Parenting
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Important because: Identity development etc.
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Milestones:
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by age 12 save $7-10,000
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create “travel savings” account (done)
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save $150/month (in process)
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add speaking income and mailbox money
Example Goal: Run a 5k
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Life area: Health
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Important because: Energy to play with kids & personal
empowerment
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Milestones:
❖ January: join YMCA and start “couch to 5k” program
❖ February: choose 5k to train for
❖ April: run 1 mile outside every week
❖ May: run 2 miles outside every week
❖ June: run 3 miles outside every week
❖ August: run 4 miles outside every week
❖ September: run 5k with friends
Prepare for Success
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Resources
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Accountability
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Guidance
Work the Plan
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Written
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Priority
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Check-in
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Re-evaluate & Re-strategize
Questions?
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Brooke-Randolph.com
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Facebook.com/BrookeRandolphL
MHC
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@ChoosingChange
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+Brooke-Randolph
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[email protected]
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317-455-LMHC
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Evaluation: bit.ly/IYIgoals