The Goal Setting, Strategic Planning and Productivity Course

Greetings and welcome to our complete action planning and goal setting masterclass. As part of this program, you will be shown a highly practical and results-oriented approach to defining your goals and developing a priority-based action plan. Please be prepared to take notes and reflect upon some of the ideas that are discussed, and thank you for investing into this Achology training program.

Motivation is what explains why people initiate, continue or terminate a certain course of action at a particular time. If we are setting goals, it is important to consider what we can commit to that is meaningful to us and what motivates us. In this opening video, let us explore what your motives for goal setting might be before we begin to explore the goal setting and action planning process.

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Individuals or organizations can work toward several types of goals. If you hope to be effective in your goal setting and action planning efforts, it will be important for you to understand the four different categories of goal that exist; including, life long visionary goals, long-term goals, medium-term (milestone) goals and then short-term goals - which are what make all of the rest become realised.

Personal Effectiveness is the capacity to transfer ideas and information clearly to create a positive and energetic impact. In life, we'll either be outcome-oriented or output-driven. We'll never be fulfilled if we can't see how we are moving closer to our goals. As Kain discusses in this video, if we are not clear on what our vision or mission is, then we won't be able to tell if we are being effective or not.

We all have the final say on how little or how much we do with our lives. Our motivations are all different, so until we can understand what drives us, we will never know why we act the way we do. Throughout this video, Kain describes the differences between internal motivations and external motivations, emphasizing how we can reach our full potential as we develop our own inner selves.

For centuries, the concept of setting goals and planning actions has been endorsed by preachers, motivational gurus, and business experts alike. Unless we actively commit to the process of going somewhere in life, we might end up going nowhere. Individual responsibility precedes individual empowerment. Kain describes the four states of vision and contentment in this video.

Your general attitude will be directly influenced by your experiences. Experiences can trigger attitude, or observation can lead to them. Every one of us has to pay the price for our mindset, worldviews and our attitude towards life. Whether or not we are disciplined within ourselves is determined by our mindset. As Kain explores throughout this video, there are four different kinds of human mindset.

Our lives tend to revolve around the things we focus on most. Sometimes, people focus on things they cannot control and don't really matter. We can only be effective in life when we set goals around things that matter to us and are within our control. Kain compares the circle of concern to the circle of control and then presents a model to help us evaluate how we can spend our time most effectively.

When the same old thinking is applied, the same old results are generated. Our mindset is the aspect of ourselves that has a tendency to undermine us the most. Prior to closing this section of the course, Kain explores the role that mindset plays in goal setting and action planning success.

This video is part 1 of 2.

When the same old thinking is applied, the same old results are generated. Our mindset is the aspect of ourselves that has a tendency to undermine us the most. Prior to closing this section of the course, Kain explores the role that mindset plays in goal setting and action planning success.

This video is part 2 of 2.

People often feel overwhelmed by life because their lives are a mess and they don't know where to begin in setting goals. In this video Kain explains how we can each achieve a greater sense of satisfaction in life when we learn how to channel our focus and energy onto 'pinning down' the different areas of our lives that we deem to be of greatest importance and priority.

'A visionless person will perish' is an old saying which suggests that without a vision for the future, a person will go round and round in circles for anything up to a lifetime. In short, your personal vision is what you want to be, do, feel, think, own, associate with, and impact by some date in the future. He explains six simple steps for identifying your life purpose, a concept originally defined by Victor Frankl.

As we dedicate ourselves to a cause greater than ourselves, we transcend. To transcend is to achieve superiority above something. 'Transcendence' is derived from the Latin prefix trans (meaning 'beyond') and scandare (meaning 'to climb'). Transcendence requires breaking through limitations. Throughout this video, Kain explores how we can all pioneer meaningful social change in our lives.

A social institution is an interrelated system of social roles and social norms, organized around the satisfaction of an important social need or social function. Most people would like to see ‘change’ happen in the world, but don’t always set goals that would enable this to happen. Kain discusses what it means to contemplate a profound vision for our lives and what it means to live empirically minded.

There’s no shortage of people out there who want to convince you that you have one life purpose and one life purpose only. This can be incredibly overwhelming for people as they try to find their one and only purpose. As a basis for goal setting, Kain discusses the term “Ikigai” in this teaching, which is the process of cultivating one’s inner potential or that which makes one’s life significant.

Vision is seeing the bigger picture. A life's vision helps you define your intended character traits and character attributes, as well as the experiences and accomplishments you want to achieve. Your vision gives you a framework to evaluate the goals you set. Your vision becomes your reason for being. The video addresses the question 'how do we prioritise our goals in a way that's right for us?''

Generally speaking, values refer to those factors that motivate individuals to make the decisions they do, and to act or behave in the manner they do. For this reason, it is crucial to understand human values in order to better understand other people. Kain illustrates the interconnected nature of human values during this teaching, and illustrates how these values motivate all human behavior and activity. This video is part 1 of 2.

Generally speaking, values refer to those factors that motivate individuals to make the decisions they do, and to act or behave in the manner they do. For this reason, it is crucial to understand human values in order to better understand other people. Kain illustrates the interconnected nature of human values during this teaching, and illustrates how these values motivate all human behavior and activity. This video is part 2 of 2.

In this video, Kain outlines a series of self-reflection questions that you can ask yourself to think about the main ideas and lessons you have learned throughout this section of the training course.

Philosophically, ideas are abstract concepts. Ideas are the foundation of all goals. In order to understand the different types of ideas that we can have, it is necessary to recognize that there are always a number of options that we “could” choose from, but normally there are only one or two that we “should” choose from. In this video, Kain discusses the four different categories of ideas.

A positively framed outcome is a goal one wishes to achieve, which is designed to avoid unintended costs. People often set negative outcomes and goals that do not inspire them. We need to frame our goals in a positive way if we're going to be motivated to work towards them. This video discusses how the negative goal setting frame can be reframed to become a more positive and inspiring one.

In order to develop vision, we must first develop ideas. Vision gives us a clear view of the future, while providing a framework for us to focus our attention on the present. Kain discusses the different types of goals throughout the video and emphasises the importance of aligning our goals with our greatest life vision. Next, he offers a few suggestions that could help you to begin your quest to set a goal.

The outcomes we get in life are a result of our decisions, whether we make wise decisions or emotionally-fuelled ones. In order to say 'no' to what we don't want, we must have a clear picture of what we do want. A trade-off arises where having more of one thing results in having less of another. In this discussion, Kain explores the trade-off between choosing ‘good’ things and ‘great’ things.

By dedicating a space to what you wish to accomplish, you can make your goals and ambitions come to life. What we concentrate on expands. Creating a vision board and displaying it in a prominent location allows you to perform short visualisation exercises throughout the day. In this video, Kain discusses the concept of vision boarding, sharing a few examples of how he uses this in his own life.

In the world of planning, a positive outcome refers to a goal that one desires to achieve and which avoids unintended outcomes. An informed and well-defined goal provides the context and meaning behind what we hope to accomplish. In this video, Kain outlines fourteen questions that will help you identify the specifics of the goals and outcomes that you want to achieve.

With this video, Kain offers a framework for well informed and wise decision making - the head, heart, and gut model. You will discover how taking values into account when determining goals enables us to make wise decisions in accordance with what's genuinely important to us.

In spite of setting the most grandiose goals and thoroughly planning our actions, we will inevitably make mistakes that we will be wise to learn from. In this video, Kain outlines 'Gibbs Reflective Model' which offers a basis for reflecting upon some of these mistakes. He then shares one final closing idea to help you consider where you will grow the most on your journey of personal growth.

In this video, Kain outlines a series of self-reflection questions you can use to think about the main ideas you have learned during this section. The course concludes with a few recommended readings.

It's always exciting to complete a course and take the first steps towards mastering new skills. However, learning is an ongoing process, and there is always more knowledge to gain and ways to apply it. Here are some possible next steps you can take after completing this course: