Goal Getters

Maybe “Wholistic Goal Getters” is better since we believe there is no separation between your life and your profession – it’s all part of your life, and therefore should be chosen carefully, and that it should fit in with your values and your personal “why” mission in life.

This is a group that is focused on taking action first and talking 2nd. We want the meeting to be between 60 and 90 minutes. Absolutely no more than that. 60 minutes is preferable to 90 minutes.

The following rules are experiments. We can tweak or change the rules or the time limits as we gain more experience. Each member is showing up for themselves AND for the other members. This might get intense, we’ll find out.

Rules for the group

1. each person is required to bring a notebook and write down everyone else’s goals, as well as weekly goals.
2. The chat is not for chatting. Chat can be used for resource links and other information, but chatting is antithetical to the purpose of the group.
3. This is not the format for personal coaching. You may invite a person to talk after the meeting if you like.
4. There will be a facebook messenger group for us. This is not for chatting. This is for disseminating information and announcements only. Therefore, we may decide we like an email list better.
5. Your attendance is required. We need you! If you can’t make a meeting, you’re responsible to put your report in the group’s facebook messenger. If you miss two in a row, you may be asked to leave the group.

Meeting Flow

1. A person will be chosen at random by the moderator to give their report:
2. 30 second time limit. Give 3 to 5 words on your mental state (tired, depressed, excited). No discussion on this.
3. 2 minute time limit. A 2nd person will be chosen at random by the moderator to refer to their notes from last week and iterate through the first person’s list of goals. We want to know what the first person accomplished and what they did not accomplish, and why.
4. 5 minute time limit. The first person can discuss with the group about the things they did not get done, what went wrong, what they can learn from the failure, how to avoid that failure in the future, etc. If you have something to contribute, please raise your hand (hand icon) and wait for the moderator to call on you. Please make your comment as succinct as possible since we only have 5 minutes for this part.
5. 1 minute time limit. List your goals for the upcoming week. Identify your 3 or 4 top priorities. There is no minimum. It can be only 1 goal for the week. Everyone else is required to write down your goals for the upcoming week.
6. If a goal is not clear, members can spend an additional two minutes to help clear that goal up. After that the person must clear it up outside of the meeting and report back at the next meeting.
7. The next person will be chosen at random by the moderator to give their report.
8. After all reports, there will be 5 minutes to wrap things up or talk about pertinent topics.

Other Notes:

• The maximum number of people in the group is 7.
• There might be competing suggestions on how to avoid failure. It is up to you to evaluate suggestions you receive for yourself. Do they fit you? You decide what to try.
• Each person’s goal is as valid as everyone else’s, and we respect each member’s individual journey. We aren’t here to judge another members goal, we are here to help them achieve them.