Goal setting is one of the methods used in the
Lifestyle Redesign® programmes and interventions that I observed during my
study visit to find out about this approach being used by occupational
therapists.
The programmes achieved
their success by enabling participants to understand how their daily activities
and routines affect health and to explore new ways of doing things, or new
activities.
This process involves taking
some risks by venturing outside your ‘comfort zone’. Goal setting can help
people through this process by setting goals that make small steps towards a
bigger aim. Support is needed, either to celebrate success, or empathise with
failure and encourage someone to try again- maybe in a different way.
Setting goals to help you
change to a more positive way of living is like making promises to yourself-
and then keeping them!
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