Setting goals is incredibly important, and a lot of our work at LLUMI is centred on this principle and the act of structuring plans to get there. Our first point of contact, however, always focuses on ‘Where are you now?’. We don’t really mind where you have been in the past (unless it has developed useful skills or contacts), but you current situation. This serves two purposes: 1. You have to have a detailed, realistic understanding of your current habits and behaviour and the results that they are producing in your life. 2. We need to know where we are starting, so that we can build the first step upon which to get you beyond that state. A lot of people try to put their heads in the sand and ignore their problems in the hope that they will eventually go away – procrastination, borrowing money, putting things off…but without a clear understanding of where you are, you have no reference point as to how you can move towards where you want to be. Also, this documentation is often the reality check that people need to improve their lives instantly and tangibly. No rose-tinted glasses, just a confronting image of who they are, what they are doing and reasons why they may be doing it. More importantly, it shows you how things can be different. It shows you a contrast to when you DO reach your goal – you look back and say, “I did that!”. It is not shameful to be honest with yourself. It is often one of the bravest things to do – if it is the beginning of starting something new.
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