Coaching practices for Revise Strategy Not Goal

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• The second I fall behind, my move is to quietly lower the target and call it "being realistic"
• I’m still steering my whole life by lines I drew years ago about what I’d never accept, and lately I’m not sure those rules even fit who I am now
• I’m years into chasing something I committed to as a different version of myself, and it doesn’t fit who I am now
• Every single one of my goals is phrased as "don’t screw up," "stop being lazy," "don’t embarrass myself"
• I set goals with such conviction and then never look at them again until it’s too late to do anything

Practices that may help

1. Revise strategy when off track, not the goal
   When progress stalls, the first move is to change the approach — not to lower the target.
   Goal Setting Theory, Made Practical
2. Review and update anti-goals annually as values evolve
   Anti-goals based on your 28-year-old priorities may be wrong for your 38-year-old ones — review them explicitly.
   Anti-Goals: Defining Success by What You Refuse to Accept
3. Review goal-self fit at regular intervals
   As you grow, some formerly self-concordant goals become misaligned — review them deliberately.
   Self-Concordant Goals, Made Practical
4. Reframe avoidance goals as approach goals
   Translate "stop failing" into "get to X" so your system aims at a target instead of a threat.
   Approach vs Avoidance Goals
5. Run a regular review cadence
   Check in weekly and score at cycle-end so the OKRs stay alive instead of forgotten.
   OKRs for People, Not Just Companies
6. Change what the system is optimizing for
   If the goal of the system produces the behavior you want to change, change the goal.
   Leverage Points
7. Review and update action plans at a fixed weekly cadence
   An action plan that is not reviewed weekly becomes stale — regular review keeps the plan matched to current reality.
   Action Planning
8. Calibrate stretch with a target score
   Aim where hitting ~70% is a strong result, so comfort means you aimed too low.
   OKRs for People, Not Just Companies
9. Create psychological safety around missing a stretch target
   Stretch goals only produce honest effort when missing them is treated as data, not failure.
   Stretch Goals: When Ambitious Targets Help and When They Backfire
10. Shift goal emphasis under adversity
    When an outcome goal becomes unachievable mid-competition, shift focus explicitly to process goals.
    Process vs. Outcome Goals in Sport and Performance

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