Comments on: Success Without Goal Setting http://cathystucker.com/success-without-goal-setting Wisdom & Whimsy from the Idea Lady Mon, 07 May 2012 19:27:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mastering the Inner Game Report: Do You Have Drivers License for Your Brain? | Strategy Stew http://cathystucker.com/success-without-goal-setting/comment-page-1#comment-616 Mastering the Inner Game Report: Do You Have Drivers License for Your Brain? | Strategy Stew Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:09:18 +0000 http://cathystucker.com/?p=544#comment-616 [...] Success Without Goal Setting (cathystucker.com) [...] [...] Success Without Goal Setting (cathystucker.com) [...]

]]> By: Koen @ PostalGold http://cathystucker.com/success-without-goal-setting/comment-page-1#comment-613 Koen @ PostalGold Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:26:48 +0000 http://cathystucker.com/?p=544#comment-613 I think this is a great article, and I try to be a pretty intuitive person - usually doing things on a whim and facing any consequences this may present. I tend not to have goals, but sometimes lack direction. The only thing I would add is that the EPS is a good idea, but not everyone has the time to do this all the time. Getting somewhere for a meeting on time, I wouldn´t follow my intuition haha - it certianly wouldn´t lead me to the meeting thats for sure! I think this is a great article, and I try to be a pretty intuitive person – usually doing things on a whim and facing any consequences this may present. I tend not to have goals, but sometimes lack direction. The only thing I would add is that the EPS is a good idea, but not everyone has the time to do this all the time. Getting somewhere for a meeting on time, I wouldn´t follow my intuition haha – it certianly wouldn´t lead me to the meeting thats for sure!

]]> By: Katherine Swarts http://cathystucker.com/success-without-goal-setting/comment-page-1#comment-585 Katherine Swarts Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:36:02 +0000 http://cathystucker.com/?p=544#comment-585 LOVE the rainbow/gold analogy, Cathy! LOVE the rainbow/gold analogy, Cathy!

]]> By: Cathy Stucker http://cathystucker.com/success-without-goal-setting/comment-page-1#comment-581 Cathy Stucker Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:54:28 +0000 http://cathystucker.com/?p=544#comment-581 Katherine, I tend to be goal-oriented, to-do list kind of person, so I was intrigued by Madisen's approach. I think for me the best course is somewhere in the middle: specific goals (destinations) with the flexibility to follow interesting and appropriate detours. You might also be interested in my review of Keith Ferrazzi's "Who's Got Your Back?" where I talk about <a href="http://cathystucker.com/learning-goals-vs-performance-goals">learning goals vs performance goals</a>. Katherine, I tend to be goal-oriented, to-do list kind of person, so I was intrigued by Madisen’s approach. I think for me the best course is somewhere in the middle: specific goals (destinations) with the flexibility to follow interesting and appropriate detours.

You might also be interested in my review of Keith Ferrazzi’s “Who’s Got Your Back?” where I talk about learning goals vs performance goals.

]]> By: Katherine Swarts http://cathystucker.com/success-without-goal-setting/comment-page-1#comment-580 Katherine Swarts Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:22:33 +0000 http://cathystucker.com/?p=544#comment-580 Interesting points all, especially for "But I've GOT to have a detailed-to-the-last-point way of knowing if I'm making any progress!!!" types such as myself. Carefully planned, detailed goals have perhaps led me to accomplish more than I would have otherwise; but they've also led me to self-hatred ("How COULD YOU make only 99 cold calls this week instead of 100?!"), insane overambition ("Of course I can accomplish 20 goals this month; I'm sure that THIS time I won't have any unexpected e-mails, traffic jams, or computer crashes"), and near burnout from emotional multitasking ("Can't forget for a second that after I finish this I have to do THIS and then THIS and then THIS...."). Your point on "living by a theme" is reminiscent of the "purpose-driven life" idea that's become popular over the last decade or so--unfortunately the sort of ideal that everyone admires and few follow. Interesting points all, especially for “But I’ve GOT to have a detailed-to-the-last-point way of knowing if I’m making any progress!!!” types such as myself. Carefully planned, detailed goals have perhaps led me to accomplish more than I would have otherwise; but they’ve also led me to self-hatred (“How COULD YOU make only 99 cold calls this week instead of 100?!”), insane overambition (“Of course I can accomplish 20 goals this month; I’m sure that THIS time I won’t have any unexpected e-mails, traffic jams, or computer crashes”), and near burnout from emotional multitasking (“Can’t forget for a second that after I finish this I have to do THIS and then THIS and then THIS….”). Your point on “living by a theme” is reminiscent of the “purpose-driven life” idea that’s become popular over the last decade or so–unfortunately the sort of ideal that everyone admires and few follow.

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