PiViva Perspectives on Goals and vision: personal development and coaching for change that stays with you.
Good coaching goals are few in number, specific, and genuinely your own. A simple way to start is to choose up to four, and for each one write down why it matters to you, how…
Ralph Varcoe · 4 min read
If you want a goal to stick, it helps to be clear about exactly what you want, to know how you'll tell when you've got there, to give it a date, and to write down why it matters…
Ralph Varcoe · 5 min read
A yearly vision is one short line for each area of your life, each finishing the sentence "This time next year, I will...", with a rating beside it of how confident you feel.…
Ralph Varcoe · 4 min read
A dream list is a brain dump of everything you've ever wanted to do, be or have, written down without judging any of it. The only rule is that you don't edit as you go. Research…
Ralph Varcoe · 4 min read
The GROW model is a simple four-stage coaching conversation: Goal, Reality, Options and Will. You work through the stages in order, starting with what you want, then looking…
Ralph Varcoe · 5 min read
WOOP stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacle and Plan. You name something you'd love to happen, picture the best outcome, identify the main obstacle inside you, and then write a simple…
Ralph Varcoe · 4 min read
The ideal life exercise asks you to describe the life you want in real, everyday detail, and then to rate how close your life today feels to it on a single scale. It draws on…
Ralph Varcoe · 4 min read