Comments on: Planning and Goal Setting – a Message for the Terrified. http://www.thecreativeinstinct.com/2007/03/07/planning-and-goal-setting-%e2%80%93-a-message-for-the-terrified/ Smashing Through the Barriers to Creativity Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: graham.a http://www.thecreativeinstinct.com/2007/03/07/planning-and-goal-setting-%e2%80%93-a-message-for-the-terrified/#comment-6 graham.a Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:28:10 +0000 http://www.thecreativeinstinct.com/2007/03/07/planning-and-goal-setting-%e2%80%93-a-message-for-the-terrified/#comment-6 Yes, that's me! I have to plan projects at work, and I dislike the pressure of constantly having to meet deadlines, even if I set them myself. The last thing I want in my personal life is the same again. I admit that at home when I'm asked to do a job for somebody (and by job, I mean some music project like writing, recording, preparing to perform, etc) I always do it because I don't want to let anyone down, so outside influences bring the best out of me. Left to my own devices, I achieve far less. However, I can't bring myself to set formal goals. It really does turn me off! Yes, that’s me! I have to plan projects at work, and I dislike the pressure of constantly having to meet deadlines, even if I set them myself. The last thing I want in my personal life is the same again. I admit that at home when I’m asked to do a job for somebody (and by job, I mean some music project like writing, recording, preparing to perform, etc) I always do it because I don’t want to let anyone down, so outside influences bring the best out of me. Left to my own devices, I achieve far less. However, I can’t bring myself to set formal goals. It really does turn me off!

]]> By: Andrew Leigh http://www.thecreativeinstinct.com/2007/03/07/planning-and-goal-setting-%e2%80%93-a-message-for-the-terrified/#comment-10 Andrew Leigh Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:54:59 +0000 http://www.thecreativeinstinct.com/2007/03/07/planning-and-goal-setting-%e2%80%93-a-message-for-the-terrified/#comment-10 Hi Graham - welcome to the blog. I do understand what you are saying about 'formal' goals turning you off. I think that's a common reaction to those 'hard' goal setting skills that most of us are familiar with. The aim of my next posting will be to offer some softer alternatives that will encourage you achieve more in a safer and less threatening manner. Hi Graham - welcome to the blog.

I do understand what you are saying about ‘formal’ goals turning you off. I think that’s a common reaction to those ‘hard’ goal setting skills that most of us are familiar with. The aim of my next posting will be to offer some softer alternatives that will encourage you achieve more in a safer and less threatening manner.

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