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People have Goals Not Horses

coach donna fleetwood your coaching matters Apr 22, 2021
 
By Donna Fleetwood
 
I was asked to be interviewed for a social media post by one of the nonprofits I work for, Bpeace.org (Business Council For Peace). I think it is a great reminder that what we think are important goals for ourselves may not be important for others. Always check the ecology of your goals to make sure they are good for all parties involved. 

"𝙄 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙬 𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨, so it wasn’t until 2016 that I got my horse, River. He has lots of personality, and loves attention; really the perfect retirement buddy. I have to remember to control my business tendencies with him though. I brought my horse-trainer a list of goals to achieve with River over the next year (you know the kind: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based). She took one look and replied, 'You do know River doesn’t have goals, right Donna?'

I guess I’ll reserve my goal-setting expertise for the entrepreneurs I help through Bpeace!