Creating life and college goals and having a plan to achieve them gives you a sense of purpose, builds self esteem and supports your resilience.
Top coaches use the GROW approach to help people achieve their goals.
It gives you steps to follow to get to where you want to be
GROW stands for:
GOAL
Clearly define a goal
REALITY
Take a reality check on where you are in relation to your goal
OPTIONS
Explore all the possible ways you can achieve your goal
WAY AHEAD
Create the plan where you work out the steps to get to your goal
GROW created by John Whitmore,
Coaching for Performance
GOAL
What do you want to achieve?
REALITY
What is happening now?
How close to your goal are you now?
OPTIONS
What can you do to achieve your goal?
What are all the different things that can help you get there?
WAY AHEAD
What will you do? - the steps you will
take and when?