Coaching practices for Self Concordant Goals with My Partner
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- This used to be something I wanted, but ever since my boss started tracking it and someone’s always checking in, it’s curdled into a chore I do for them
- We keep having the same fight that never resolves, and lately I’ve started to suspect it isn’t really about the thing we argue over
- There’s one thing I’m really trying to become, and I wish my partner would just trust I can
- Every time I set goals they end up being what I think I’m supposed to want
- My partner and I keep clashing over things we both supposedly want, and I’ve been assuming we’re aligned underneath
Practices that may help
- Self-Concordant Goals, Made Practical
Self-concordant goals, from Kennon Sheldon, are goals you pursue because they express who you genuinely are or what truly interests you — not because of guilt, social pressure, or external reward. Research finds that self-concordant goals are pursued with more sustained effort and produce greater well-being when achieved, even when the objective difficulty is held constant. - Protect your sense of autonomy while pursuing the goal
Keep the goal yours even when a coach, boss, or partner is involved in it.
Self-Concordant Goals, Made Practical - Explore each other’s life dreams
Ask what your partner’s cherished goals and aspirations are — not just their plans.
The Shared Meaning System - Explicitly asking your partner to treat you as your ideal self
Name one quality of your ideal self and ask your partner to treat you as if you already have it.
The Michelangelo Phenomenon: How Partners Sculpt Each Other - Excavate core values before writing goals
Identify what you most fundamentally care about before deciding what you want — or goals will be other people’s.
The Life Crafting Intervention: Scripting Your Future Self - Mapping shared and divergent values in a relationship
Do the card sort alongside someone important to you and compare — do not assume your rankings match.
Values Card Sort - 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 - Mapping your ideal self explicitly
Articulate specifically who your ideal self is — the person you are working toward — so your partner can sculpt toward it rather than guessing.
The Michelangelo Phenomenon: How Partners Sculpt Each Other - Align on core values — where they are shared and where they differ
Map which values you genuinely share and which you each hold separately — without requiring convergence.
The Shared Meaning System - Report against specific, verifiable commitments
Tell your partner exactly what you will do, so "progress" can be confirmed, not fudged.
Accountability Partners
Related concerns
- Values Clarification With My Partner
Do the card sort alongside someone important to you and compare — do not assume your rankings match.
Mapping shared and divergent values in a relationship
- Compass Goals
Keep the goal yours even when a coach, boss, or partner is involved in it.
Protect your sense of autonomy while pursuing the goal
- Identity And Goals
Make the goal an expression of a specific value so it stays motivating when difficulty peaks.
Anchor each goal to a named, personal value
- Kennon Sheldon Goals
Self-concordant goals, from Kennon Sheldon, are goals you pursue because they express who you genuinely are or what truly interests you — not because of guilt, social pressure, or external reward. Research finds that self-concordant goals are pursued with more sustained effort and produce greater well-being when achieved, even when the objective difficulty is held constant.
- Self Concordant Goals As A Parent
Self-concordant goals, from Kennon Sheldon, are goals you pursue because they express who you genuinely are or what truly interests you — not because of guilt, social pressure, or external reward. Research finds that self-concordant goals are pursued with more sustained effort and produce greater well-being when achieved, even when the objective difficulty is held constant.
- Self Concordant Goals At Work
Self-concordant goals, from Kennon Sheldon, are goals you pursue because they express who you genuinely are or what truly interests you — not because of guilt, social pressure, or external reward. Research finds that self-concordant goals are pursued with more sustained effort and produce greater well-being when achieved, even when the objective difficulty is held constant.
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