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Life Review Assessment Template
In week two you completed a Life Review Assessment (see lecture notes) where
you rated your success in a number of areas. Look over your assessment from
week two and make some notes here. In what key life areas did you consider
yourself the most successful? The least successful? My heart is big. I tend to see
the good in people. I don’t put guards up so I am open to share and slow to defend.
As much as this is an asset, this is also a challenge because it is difficult to discern.
I have been hurt trying to help, but the motives were not pure.
In this final project you will be creating goals by prayerfully casting a vision for
the same eight key areas of your life: spiritual, relational, career and work,
financial, health and fitness, lifestyle, organization, and personal growth. God-
given vision is birthed in your spirit, gives you direction, and motivates you as you
move forward to fulfill God’s purpose for your life. It will serve as a guide for goal
setting, and ultimately help you decide on your focus goal for this life coaching
assignment.
After you’ve established your vision for each of these eight key areas, you’ll
create SMART goals to accompany them. Finally, you’ll construct a focus goal --
one goal you believe you could accomplish in a specific period of time that would
move you closer to fulfilling the vision God has implanted in your heart.
First, Cast Your Vision
This vision should propel you forward as you seek to fulfill God’s plan and
purpose for your life. The vision statements you make here will serve as a guide
for goal setting, and ultimately help you decide on what’s most important to you at
this time in your life.
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What do you envision for yourself in these eight key goal areas? What do you
believe God wants for you? Vision statements are broad statements focused on
long-term desired change.
Spiritual Life
My Vision:
It is my hope that I enhance my spiritual life by studying the word more.
Relationships
My Vision:
It is my desire that I create greater relationships so I can be better.
Career & Work
My Vision:
It is my expectation that I work for ONLY God for the rest of my life.
Financial
My Vision:
It is my dream that my family and I become debt free.
Health & Fitness
My Vision:
It is my hope that my health will be a priority because if I am not well, I
cannot accomplish what God wants me to do. This is why I will continue to
treat my body as I did while I was a teenager by being active.
Lifestyle
My Vision:
I will not do anything to cause detriment. It is my hope that my lifestyle
will filled with thing that are enjoyable.
Organization
My Vision:
I am not a chaotic person and I do not desire to embrace that. It is my
steadfast goal to be organized in every area in my life.
Personal Growth
My Vision:
I want to be considered a lifelong learner. Not in just the areas that are
comfortable to me, but in all areas. It is my desire to be well versed.
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Second, Consider Goals that Line
Up with Your Vision
Spiritual goals might center on the themes of Bible study, prayer, accountability,
or Christian service. Examples of spiritual goals could be:
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I will be intentional about joining a bible study group
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To continue to pray and ask God for wisdom as it pertains to my growth
Relationship goals might focus on connecting with others in marriage, family,
work, or church. Examples of relationship goals could be:
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To meet people who are more experienced so they can pass down wisdom
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To be purposeful to speak with people who are retired in my vocation so
they can share their experiences
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Work-related goals might include career planning, project completion, or meeting
quotas. Examples of career and work goals could be:
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To create a work-at-home company that will allow more freedom for
ministry
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To seek different areas of ministry-related jobs
Financial goals might concentrate on budgeting, debt reduction, or saving for
future expenses. Examples of financial goals could be:
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To take a course on finance and budgeting
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To build up enough money in saving to live comfortably
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Health-related goals might include lowering stress, getting physically fit, or
losing excess weight. Examples of health and fitness goals could be:
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To walk three times a week
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To make sure I see the doctor for routine visits
Lifestyle goals relate to recreation, leisure, entertainment and social relations.
Examples of lifestyle goals could be:
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To travel every 3 months to vacation
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To take engage in social events
Organizational goals might include time management, prioritizing, and creating
systems. Examples of organizational goals could be:
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To maintain organization with my files at work and home
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To develop a hub for items that could be thrown away (receipts and various
paperwork)
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Personal growth goals focus on self-improvement. Examples of personal growth
goals could be:
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To read intently
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To watch television shows that pertain to money, stocks and retirement
Creating S.M.A.R.T.
Goals
Specific - A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a
general goal.
EXAMPLE: A general goal would be, "Improve my relationship with God," but a
specific goal would say, "I will set apart 30 minutes a day, three days a week for the next
year to meditate on the Word of God." Another general goal would be, “I want to get
healthier.” A specific goal would be: “I will go to the gym or meet my walking partner
four times each week and workout/walk for 45 minutes for the next three months.”
Measurable - Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of
each goal you set.
To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as: How much? How many?
How will I know when it is accomplished?
Attainable - When you identify goals that are most important to you, you begin to figure
out ways you can make them come true. You develop the attitudes, abilities, and skills to
help reach them.
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You can attain most any goal you set when you plan your steps wisely and establish a
time frame that allows you to carry out those steps. Goals that may have seemed far away
and out of reach eventually move closer and become attainable, not because your goals
shrink, but because you grow and expand to match them.
Realistic - To be realistic, a goal must represent an objective toward which you are both
willing and able to work.
Your goal is probably realistic if you truly believe that it can be accomplished. Additional
ways to know if your goal is realistic is to determine if you have accomplished anything
similar in the past or ask yourself what conditions would have to exist to accomplish this
goal.
Timely - A goal should be grounded within a time frame. With no time frame tied to it
there's no sense of urgency. If you want to lose 10 lbs, when do you want to lose it by?
"Someday" won't work. But if you anchor it within a timeframe, "by December 1st," then
you've set your unconscious mind into motion to begin working on the goal.
It may help to consider your vision statements before creating SMART goals in
each key area. For example:
Organization
My Vision: To keep my house clutter-free
My SMART Goal: To develop a 5-step “clean house” system that will take less
than 30 minutes a day and implement it for the next 90 days
Now, Develop Your Own SMART
Goals
Spiritual Life
My SMART goal: To create a 30-minute period of bible study on Monday’s,
Wednesday’s and Friday’s that will focus on the different breakdowns of the
bible.
Relationships
My SMART goal: Every Thursday I will go to Instagram and send a direct
message to three individuals in the same vocation as myself to make contact in
an effort to build a relationship.
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Career & Work
My SMART goal: Every Tuesday and Thursday night, I will email my resume
to different Christian-based organization in an effort to obtain employment
while starting my personal ministry.
Financial
My SMART goal: I will sit down with a financial advisor and determine what
is a comfortable amount of money to set aside monthly to prepare for
retirement.
Health & Fitness
My SMART goal: I will setup yearly examinations for the doctor and three
times a week I will either walk, ride my bike or work in the yard. In the event it
is raining outside, I will do an in-home workout.
Lifestyle
My SMART goal: Every quarter, I am going to have a guest minister at my
church on a Sunday while my family and I enjoy an entire weekend.
Organization
My SMART goal: Once a month, I intend on making sure I have decluttered
items properly and use the Evernote app to organize the entire month and the
months afterward.
Personal Growth
My SMART goal: Develop a habit of reading before I go to bed in an effort to
obtain new abilities and as well as to refine my current ones.
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Choose Your Focus Goal
Although you probably have items in each category you would like to accomplish,
the next few exercises will help you narrow down the list to just one goal we will
call your focus goal. The first task is to determine if your focus goal lines up with
these statements:
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This goal is achievable in a specific period of days, weeks, or months
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This goal has eluded me thus far
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I need God’s help to achieve this goal
When you’re satisfied that you have locked in on the one SMART goal you wish
to make your focus goal, you should write it in the form of a declaration. The
dictionary defines “declaration” as follows:
• A formal or explicit statement or announcement
• The formal announcement of the beginning of a state or condition
• A written public announcement of intentions or of the terms of an agreement
Consider the declaration of your focus goal an agreement between you and God as
he approves of, supports, and by his Spirit and his Word facilitates the change you
are seeking.
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Write Your Focus Goal Here: Career
& Work
Rewrite your focus goal beginning with, “My goal is to…”
My goal is to be in full-time ministry in 6 months.
Finally, Develop Your Action Plan
to Achieve This Goal:
My FOCUS Goal:
Idea or Action
Due Date
Possible Obstacle and Plan to Overcome
Status
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After you have set your goals, an action plan will help you create the smaller steps
towards success. Brainstorm multiple ideas or actions for your goal. Complete one
at a time. If this action or idea does not work as you expected, then you will
already have some alternative ideas to help you remained focused and on target.
One thing to consider when attempting to reach your focus goal is the fact that
there may be a number of obstacles that will hinder you from moving forward.
Personal obstacles would include those related to your psychology, behaviors, and
state-of-mind. They can also include unhelpful habits, debilitating emotions,
paralyzing fears, and limiting beliefs. Social obstacles are related to people who
either do no cooperate with you, sabotage you, or are simply unable to fulfill the
responsibilities assigned to them. Environmental obstacles are often unexpected
conditions, occurrences, and circumstances that you have very little control over.
In the section below, describe four action steps you’ll be taking that will help you
reach the focus goal you have selected. Next, identify a possible obstacle for each
one, and a plan to overcome that obstacle. Write these out in complete sentences.
1. My Action Step: Build an intimate relationship with God and learn to
understand His voice.
A Possible Obstacle: Losing sight because of other areas of where you currently
are.
My Plan to Overcome Obstacle: Be mindful of Romans 8:39 (NIV) that nothing
shall separate me from Jesus.
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2. My Action Step: Get a primary group of people who believes in me and who is
going to support and pray for/with me.
A Possible Obstacle: They may not be there when I need them
My Plan to Overcome Obstacle: Trust God and His process and know that
where He wants me to be, He will make sure
that I get there.
3. My Action Step: Find a mentor who has been in the same place serving b-
vocationally.
A Possible Obstacle: Their path may not work for me.
My Plan to Overcome Obstacle: Take what they give me, apply it to my
vocation, and plan to structure and use it.
4. My Action Step: Prioritize family and work.
A Possible Obstacle: Neglect will come for one or both
My Plan to Overcome Obstacle: Be deliberate and intentional about time. When
it is family time, I will be with family, when it
is time to work towards the goal, I will work
towards the goal.
Now, get ready to move beyond your former limitations and step outside the
confines of your former mindset. As you continue to pursue your goals you may
want to focus on the transformative process that reflects the very nature of our
God—whose forgiveness, grace, and mercy is the power of redemption itself.
MY PRAYER of COMMITMENT:
How great you are Lord, deserving of all my praise! You are my strength and shield,
and my heart trusts in you.
Father, my greatest desire is that your will be accomplished in my life, so I ask you to
provide me with the resources I need to complete this goal that I dedicate to you
today. As an act of loving submission, I admit that until now I’ve been unsuccessful
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in this area of my life and I acknowledge to you that I am powerless to accomplish
this mission without your wisdom, power, and grace flowing through my life.
Today, as I move towards my focus goal, I ask you to reveal to me how my own poor
habits, past sins, and/or self-destructive words and behaviors have contributed to my
lack of success. Thank you, Jesus, for laying down your life for me, so I could be
forgiven and free from condemnation. I also forgive [anyone] who has influenced me
negatively in this area of my life or led me astray from the truth that would liberate
me and bless me. In your mercy, protect me from the enemy’s traps as I step out in
faith to accomplish your purposes in my life and bring glory to your name. Amen.
To Complete Your Final Project
In conclusion, please write a brief statement below (approximately two
paragraphs) on how completing this project and successfully reaching your focus
goal will help you both personally and professionally.
I have been a bi-vocational pastor for a few years and it can be very taxing. It is
my true desire to be in full-time ministry, but I know it is process to get there. I (as
many others) cannot afford to leave their secular job because of financial reasons,
and insurance. My church has a small congregation and cannot afford to handle
my lifestyle. This is why I would be content working for a Christian-based
organization.
Ultimately, I desire to be in full-time ministry utilizing the gifts and talents that
God gave me. My background is communications so working in media would be
great. I have a wife, a daughter and one on the way and I want to be there with
them when I need to without worrying about how much time I have at my secular
job. Being in full-time ministry will also give me freedom to move and not be
confined. I will be able to have meetings over breakfast; I will be able to attend
conferences that pertain to ministry; I will be able to what I need to do with no
restraints. I truly believe I was born to enhance the Kingdom of God and every day
I will prepare myself for greater.
