Okiki Podcast Episode 85: How to Achieve Goals with a Crystal Clear Vision with Merin Coutts

Merin’s career path came with a steep incline at a young age. By the age of 28 she was the Regional Manager of Shaw Communication’s Saskatchewan Division. By 35, she had almost a decade of experience serving on corporate boards, including SGI, SaskPower, and the Saskatoon Airport Authority. Merin credits her success to tapping into the power of confidence, aligned with a strong sense of personal vision at an early age. She shares her passion for inspiring clarity through her flagship program, “My Personal Vision.” This is for women at a CAREER CROSSROADS who seek clarity in their path forward & want to LIVE + LEAD WITH GUILT-FREE CONFIDENCE.

Merin currently runs a consulting and advisory practice out of Calgary and works with clients throughout the prairies in the area of strategic planning and business value acceleration. She is committed to helping leaders, and business owners find personal and professional clarity to live and lead confidently.

Merin’s Resources: https://mailchi.mp/mypersonalvision/vision_journal

 

Key Takeaways:

1. Learn to say no - During the midst of the pandemic, Merin started applying strategic planning on herself. She found a sense of clarity on who she was, and what she wanted to do. It is important to understand how you want to impact the world and the people in it. When you do that, you will be able to narrow down what you want to do, accept opportunities that arise in line with that, and reject opportunities which do not. Sometimes we are faced with very attractive opportunities which do not align with our goals, and understanding our values aids us in saying no with confidence and without guilt. 
2. Be prepared to be vulnerable - It’s okay if tears are shed. Dealing with certain obstacles requires digging deeper underneath the surface level issues to find the root beliefs which have been negatively affecting you and manifesting in self sabotaging behaviors. Once you notice these, a lightbulb goes off. Acknowledgment of these patterns could help you understand yourself better and maybe even provide an opportunity to hit reset and then start looking at strategies to move forward from there.
3. See the bigger picture - In order for goals to be effective, you need to understand what you are in pursuit of. If you’re not clear on the future you’re trying to create, it becomes easy to give up on goals because they're just written on paper rather than being tied to something bigger that takes root in your entire being. Rather than focusing on physically accomplishing a goal, think about the details and the habits that need to be built in order for it to be successful. The bigger picture that the goal is tied to, how you personally define success, and how you structure your goals create habits which will lead to accomplishment.
4. Embrace the journey -  Spend time thinking about what you love. What do you do in your free time? What are the things that you’re really good at? Getting second perspectives from friends, family, and teachers can help give you insight. Where do your passions and skills intersect? Once you know these things, it is easy to make a choice on where to begin. But remember that life is a journey, and nothing is permanent. If one choice doesn’t work out, see it as an opportunity to make a new choice using the things you’ve learned from yourself.

 

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ABOUT FIYIN:

Fiyin Obayan is the founder of Okiki Consulting, where she helps business owners communicate their personal brand or company brand stories through video content, in order to communicate to their target audience.

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