Comments on: A Different Way to Approach Goal Setting

By: clint

clint — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:13:01 +0000

Oh! Also a pat on the back to Mr. Ryan Taylor who created this forum for those of us that are still a bit green with our financial literacy. Thanks Ryan.

By: clint

clint — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:10:24 +0000

Wow, the “miracle question”! I can see clearly now! Good stuff, Megan.

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:13:02 +0000

Wow! Have to love that therapeutic question! Thanks for sharing
this Megan, it sure brings a lot of ideas forward! You have just
woken a sleeping giant with a single line of text!

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:07:37 +0000

One way to come up with a clearer way to define your goals so that they are more manageable is to ask yourself what counselors and therapists call "the miracle question." If you woke up tomorrow morning and all your problems were solved, how would you know?" And when you answer this question, be specific, for example: I would feel refreshed because I got a full 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep; or, I woke up on my own without an alarm clock because I didn’t need to go into the office today; or, I felt relaxed because all of my bills were paid; or I checked my bank account online and I had 1000.00 in savings, etc. Answering this question will help you set better goals.

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:16:53 +0000

Sounds like a positive way to come up with goals and a good way to handle regrets. I like goals, but I think they need to be broken down to be manageable.