Home » Coaching Blog » Coaching Skills & Techniques » Goal-Setting » 10 Smart & Unusual Goal-Setting Tips to Get Things Done! (Graphic) 10 Smart & Unusual Goal-Setting Tips to Get Things Done! (Graphic) Last Updated: January 17, 2023 Reading Time: 1 min Emma-Louise ShareTweet26Share177Pin1K1K Shares It's goal-setting time! So here's an infographic we LOVE. I hope you find these unusual action planning and goal-setting tips helpful and inspiring—whether for you or your clients! How to share this Infographic on your Social Media: EASY: Ask fans & followers, "Which of these 10 goal-setting ideas and tips most inspires YOU?" Comment below! MEDIUM: Share the graphic and expand on your favourite idea saying how you work with clients, and would help them achieve their goals! CHALLENGE: Take each idea in turn and write a few sentences developing it. Then share daily to inspire your fans to hire you! Which of these 10 Action & Goal-Setting Tips Resonate with You? Make this year your best year ever! My favourite goal-setting tips are number 1 and number 10, which are yours? NOTE: Want to share JUST the infographic (and not the whole article)? Right-click (or Ctrl+Click on a Mac) to save the full-size infographic below to your device, then simply share the saved infographic direct from your device! Have any smart or unusual tips of your own? We'd love for you to comment & share below! If you liked this infographic with Smart & Unusual Goal-Setting Tips, you may also like: How To Create MEANINGFUL Goals With The Wheel of Life Template! Our Free SMART Goal-Setting Guide for Coaches (with .PDF) Resolutions, Schmesolutions... Why New Year is an Ideal Time to Get New Clients! And for more detail on each of the tips above, check out the article: 10 Smart and Surprising Goal-Setting Tips to Achieve Your Goals Vision & Goal Setting ToolkitValue Pack of Coaching Tools This comprehensive package of 10 goal setting tools covers every aspect of goal-setting. Brainstorm ideas, set specific, meaningful goals—and ensure clients commit and take action. See the 10 products included >> Also Available In: Coaching Tools & Exercises MEGAPack!Add to cart $59.00 Brandable Contributing Author: Emma-Louise Elsey has been coaching since 2003 and is the Founder of The Coaching Tools Company and Fierce Kindness.com. She's passionate about coaching and personal development. Originally a project and relationship manager for Fortune 500 companies she combined her love of coaching, creativity and systems to create over 100 brandable coaching tools, forms and exercises including 30+ completely free coaching tools. She now serves coaches and the coaching world through her exclusive newsletter for coaches, Coaches Helping Coaches Facebook Group and many other great tools for coaches, plus resources and ideas for your coaching toolbox. The Coaching Tools Company is an official ICF Business Solutions Partner. Learn more about Emma-Louise & see all their articles here >> Categories: Actions & Brainstorming, Coaching Ideas & Inspiration, Coaching Infographics, Coaching Tips, Goal-Setting, Personal Growth for Coaches Image of Woman with target by Dooder via Shutterstock Image of Happy man pointing by Dooder via Shutterstock 12 Comments Sandhya December 3, 2017 Don't forget to celebrate your goals; even if it is the smallest achievement. Reply Emma-Louise December 6, 2017 Hi Sandhya, We should celebrate more shouldn't we?! Warmly, Emma-Louise Reply Lynne Butler December 24, 2017 This is a great tool. I printed that page and put it on my personal bulletin board. Reply Emma-Louise January 3, 2018 Dear Lynne, glad you like this graphic! Thank-you for taking the time to comment. Enjoy, warmly, Emma-Louise Reply Bhuvi Kumar March 5, 2018 Hey Dear, amazing write up! These are small but the great value tips to set our goals and to achieve it. Our mistakes are the best guide for us. Absolutely right! Thanks a lot for sharing such a wonderful post! Reply Emma-Louise March 5, 2018 Dear Bhuvi, glad you like this graphic 🙂 Enjoy! Warmly, Emma-Louise Reply Shawn May 15, 2018 I love tip #2. When the going gets tough, focusing on the WHY and not on the HOW. It happened to me so many times that when the times are tough, I keep thinking about the HOW and not the WHY. I guess now I know what has gone wrong. Thanks for this inspiring infographic. I love it. 🙂 Reply Emma-Louise May 22, 2018 Hi Shawn, glad you like it! And the WHY is super-important - it provides motivation and clarity - especially when the going gets tough 🙂 Warmly, Emma-Louise Reply Rochelle Goolsby February 27, 2020 # 7 Time management is self-care. Managing my time puts my day into perspective and empowers me to not only accomplish my goals, but brings peace to my soul. Thank you for sharing your creative gifts to coaches all over the world. Blessings to you. Reply Emma-Louise March 2, 2020 Dear Rochelle, I love that concept too - the idea that managing our time well is a form of self-care! So glad you like this infographic - and thank-you for taking the time to comment. Warmly, Emma-Louise Reply Grisha R June 29, 2022 Thanks Emma-Louise for the wonderful infographic, it precise and to the point. Loved your last point, Goals are there to inspire you, not beat yourself up with. Thanks again. Reply Emma-Louise June 29, 2022 Dear Grisha, thank-you for taking the time to comment 🙂 And that is one of my favourite bits too!!! 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Sandhya December 3, 2017 Don't forget to celebrate your goals; even if it is the smallest achievement. Reply
Emma-Louise December 6, 2017 Hi Sandhya, We should celebrate more shouldn't we?! Warmly, Emma-Louise Reply
Lynne Butler December 24, 2017 This is a great tool. I printed that page and put it on my personal bulletin board. Reply
Emma-Louise January 3, 2018 Dear Lynne, glad you like this graphic! Thank-you for taking the time to comment. Enjoy, warmly, Emma-Louise Reply
Bhuvi Kumar March 5, 2018 Hey Dear, amazing write up! These are small but the great value tips to set our goals and to achieve it. Our mistakes are the best guide for us. Absolutely right! Thanks a lot for sharing such a wonderful post! Reply
Shawn May 15, 2018 I love tip #2. When the going gets tough, focusing on the WHY and not on the HOW. It happened to me so many times that when the times are tough, I keep thinking about the HOW and not the WHY. I guess now I know what has gone wrong. Thanks for this inspiring infographic. I love it. 🙂 Reply
Emma-Louise May 22, 2018 Hi Shawn, glad you like it! And the WHY is super-important - it provides motivation and clarity - especially when the going gets tough 🙂 Warmly, Emma-Louise Reply
Rochelle Goolsby February 27, 2020 # 7 Time management is self-care. Managing my time puts my day into perspective and empowers me to not only accomplish my goals, but brings peace to my soul. Thank you for sharing your creative gifts to coaches all over the world. Blessings to you. Reply
Emma-Louise March 2, 2020 Dear Rochelle, I love that concept too - the idea that managing our time well is a form of self-care! So glad you like this infographic - and thank-you for taking the time to comment. Warmly, Emma-Louise Reply
Grisha R June 29, 2022 Thanks Emma-Louise for the wonderful infographic, it precise and to the point. Loved your last point, Goals are there to inspire you, not beat yourself up with. Thanks again. Reply
Emma-Louise June 29, 2022 Dear Grisha, thank-you for taking the time to comment 🙂 And that is one of my favourite bits too!!! Warmly, Emma-Louise Reply