Our counselors in Marietta, GA offer goal-setting counseling services

Goal Setting Help—Counselors and Coaches in Marietta, GA

A large body of research connects well-set goals with high achievement—when people document specific and time-sensitive goals, they often accomplish them. Goal setting is an effective strategy, but that does not make it easy. Many people know intuitively what Seth Godin explained: goal setting is a difficult endeavor in the short-term, but it is almost always worth the effort in the long-term. There are no short-cuts for success, but there is help and support. Many people are offsetting the short-term challenge of goal setting with goal setting help from a counselor or life coach.

Thriveworks Marietta has seen many clients take on the sacrifices it takes to achieve a goal, and our counselors and coaches have been their support every step of the way. Our professionals know what it takes to help people focus upon what they want out of life.

Goal Setting: What Is the Point?

Almost everyone has an idea of what they want from life—where they want their lives to go and what they would like to accomplish. These dreams are important, but translating them into reality is often very challenging. That is where goals help: every dream needs a game-plan. Setting goals often allows people to…

1. Focus upon what is important to them.
2. Ignore distractions that compete for their time and attention.
3. Take difficult but significant action steps.
4. Sustain their motivation through difficulties.
5. Align their behavior and their focus.
6. Build up their self-control.

Goals: A Variety of Destinations

The idea of setting a goal is often associated with misery: people making themselves do things they need to do but do not want to do (for example, “eat less sugar,” “exercise more,” “pay down that debt,” and on and on). While any goal involves sacrifice, the purpose in setting them is not to make people’s life awful.

The point of setting is a goal is to allow people to live according to what they value, enjoy, and love. When people set a goal, they are essentially saying, this is important to me and worthy of my time and effort. People can express their values through goal setting in any area of life. A few examples include…

• Financial: What causes and opportunities do you want to put your money toward? How much would you like to earn to support those goals?
• Attitude: How do you want to cultivate your character? Do you want to be more self-assured? Patient? Kind?
• Career: What do you want to dedicate your life’s work to achieving? What skills, talents, and opportunities do you currently have?
• Familial: How do you want to relate to your family? What kind of relationships do you want to establish with your spouse, children, parents, siblings?

Goal Setting Help with Thriveworks Marietta, GA

If you are ready to meet with a coach or a counselor about setting and achieving a goal, know that Thriveworks Marietta has appointments available for goal setting help. Many new clients have their first appointment the day following their first call to our office. We also offer convenient, after-hours appointments, and we work with most insurance companies. Call Thriveworks Marietta today.