Hey friends, welcome to this week’s solo episode! In today’s episode I am going to share how to make lasting, sustainable changes in your life by creating a clear vision and then setting AIM SMART goals . In previous episodes, you defined your core values and identified the areas of your life that you want to increase your satisfaction in. This is the first phase, which I call the Introspection phase, of the 4-part framework I use with my coaching clients. This weeks episode is the second phase, which I call the Shift phase, where you learn how to create AIM SMART goals and set intentions that will create internal shifts and empower you to have agency in generating holistic wellbeing and increasing your overall life satisfaction.

In the last solo episode I talked about visioning - looking at the ways your life would be different if you were to make a change in the pillar or pillars you chose to work on. Let’s expand on this a little more. Often when we go to set goals, we don’t have a clear picture in mind of what the end result will be and this makes it difficult to determine how to get there. There is a saying “If you don’t know what the destination is, and path will get you there’. This can cause us to get stuck because of a fear of the unknown.

Accountability - find someone that you can share your goal with and ask them to hold you accountable, this will help to ensure your success! Let them know how you want to be held accountable and what you will need from them to be successful in reaching your goal. 

Now it’s time for you to do the work! Write down the steps of the AIM SMART process and carve out some time to do create your vision and complete the goal setting/action plan process. A link to my AIM SMART worksheet will be provided in this weeks Widening Your Aperture Newsletter. If you haven’t signed up yet, there is a link in the show notes! If you have questions about any of the material covered in todays episode send me a DM on IG, FB or linked in or shoot me an email at Kristen.henry@wideningyouraperture.com. Additionally, if you would like to set up a free 30 minute discovery call with me to explore how 1:1 coaching can support you in your growth journey, go to my website www.wideningyouraperture.com and fill out the contact form. As a special thank you for being a listener of The Widening Your Aperture Podcast use code TWYAP2023 to get 25% off all 1:1 ala carte sessions and coaching packages! Have a great rest of the week and tune in next Monday for another subject matter expert conversation, next Tuesday for a special solo episode about how to do an end of year review so you can gain insights that will help you to CRUSH 2024 AND next Thursday for the weekly solo episode about the 4 common blocks that prevent us from accomplishing our goals! 

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