Lisa McDonald

Empowering Clients To Get Unstuck, Walk Their Own Path, And Have A Great Life

  • Home
  • About
    • Let’s Get Started
  • Coaching
    • The Whole Baby Thing Coaching
    • PeakPerformer Audit
    • Strategic Life Management – Foundations
    • Strategic Life Management – Building Results
  • The Whole Baby Thing
    • New Book – The Whole Baby Thing: Baby or No-Baby?
    • TWBT Resources – For Women On The Journey
    • Events
    • Media Interviews
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Case Studies

19/08/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Living An Inspired Life Doesn’t Just Happen Magically

Living an inspired life doesn’t just happen magically.  Some times we can look at the life and success that others have been able to achieve, and mistakenly believe that it happened overnight or that it happened really easy for them.  This is not the reality.

The truth is that you can live an inspired life however, rather than it happening magically,  in reality it takes a variety of steps to live an inspired life.  And it takes focus, time and effort to transform your life from one place to another.

Empower Yourself to Achieve Your Inspired Life

You can empower yourself to achieve more of your goals and live a more inspired life by working through the following steps: [Read more…]

More from my site
Quote:  I Don’t Care How Much Power, Brilliance Or …
Quote: I Don’t Care How Much Power, Brilliance Or …
Overcoming Obstacles Is Part Of Achieving Goals
Overcoming Obstacles Is Part Of Achieving Goals
New Year - Roman God Janis
The Ancient God Janis and The New Year
Quote: Blessed is the season …
Quote: Blessed is the season …
The Heart of Christmas
The Heart of Christmas
Quote: The Rung of a Ladder Was Never Meant …
Quote:  Goals Are Not Only Absolutely …
Quote: Goals Are Not Only Absolutely …
Simple Pleasures
Simple Pleasures

Filed Under: Goals, Transformation Tagged With: alignment, direction, Empowerment, goal achievement, goal setting, goals, inspiration, inspired life, integration, life planning, strategic planning

17/06/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Refining Your Time Management Improves Your Life

Are You Kicking Goals With Your Time Management?

If you’re struggling with your time management or you know it needs some tweaking, then it’s time to take a coffee (or what ever you like to drink) break for a little self reflection.

Effective Time Management Facilitates Greater Quality of Life

It is said that good time management can help to add 2 hours a day to a persons life.  Which can make the difference between  [Read more…]

More from my site
Your Attitude Is An Essential Part of Your Capacity to Achieve Your Goals
Your Attitude Is An Essential Part of Your Capacity to Achieve Your Goals
Quote:  Life’s Ups and Downs Provide Windows …
Quote: Life’s Ups and Downs Provide Windows …
How Stress Reduces Your Ability to Achieve Your Goals
How Stress Reduces Your Ability to Achieve Your Goals
Quote:  Nothing In The World Can Take The Place …
Quote: Nothing In The World Can Take The Place …
Christmas Stories: How Oprah's Worst Christmas Became Her Best
Christmas Stories – How Oprah’s Worst Christmas Became Her Best
Quote:  Commitment Unlocks The Doors …
Quote: Commitment Unlocks The Doors …
Moving Beyond Fear: Taking The Firewalk
Moving Beyond Fear: Taking The Firewalk
Quotes:  Let our advance worrying …
Quotes: Let our advance worrying …

Filed Under: Goals, Transformation Tagged With: achieving goals, Empowerment, strategic planning, strategies

06/03/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Quotes: Let our advance worrying …

Quotes

“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.”
– Winston Churchill

More from my site
Quote: Your Own Words Are The …
Quote: Your Own Words Are The …
Quotes:  Unable to change a situation?
Quotes: Unable to change a situation?
Quote: I’m Here For A Purpose And That Purpose …
Quote: I’m Here For A Purpose And That Purpose …
The Momentum of Heart Felt Giving
The Momentum of Heart Felt Giving
Quote: Celebrate who you …
Quote: Celebrate who you …
Quote: No Matter How Great Your Goals or Dreams, If  …
Quote: No Matter How Great Your Goals or Dreams, If …
3 Essential Components of Commitment For Goal Achievement
3 Essential Components of Commitment For Goal Achievement
Quote: It’s Christmas in the …
Quote: It’s Christmas in the …

Filed Under: Goals, Quotes, Transformation Tagged With: business planning, Empowerment, goal achievement, inspiration, life planning, strategic planning

04/03/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

5 Essential Elements To Incorporate Into Your Strategic Planning

StrategicPlanningChecklist

Strategic Planning For Success And Healthy Living

Creating a Strategic Plan is an important aspect of achieving more of your goals; whether that’s for your personal or business life.  It helps you to map out the what, when, how and who aspects of progressing and achieving your goals.

Being strategic is not about trying to do everything.  Trying to do this will drain your time, energy and money, and may even lead to burnout!  It certainly won’t support you in achieving your key goals.

Strategic planning is about mapping out your direction and the things you will do to maximise the outcomes of higher order priorities.  And, about conserving the time, energy and money that you required to achieve your goals.

5 Essential Elements To Incorporate Into Your Strategic Planning

In order to create an effective plan for achieving your goals, which is  based on higher order priorities, it is essential that your have clarity around the following five key elements:

Based on/in line with

  1. your mission
  2. your vision
  3. highest order goals?
  4. highest values?
  5. your offerings – the resources you have available to progress your goals in terms of – skills, knowledge, experience, people to available to assist, things

Do you have a strategic life plan and business plan which incorporates each of the above 5 essential elements?  If not,  I strongly suggest you schedule time to do so if you want to successfully achieve your goals.

Empower yourself today by taking at least one step today that will move you closer to your goals!

If you feel stuck, uncertain or overwhelmed about writing goals that you’d really love to achieve, or want some guidance with implementing your goals, then I’d love to assist you. Take action today by contacting me to have a FREE initial discussion.

More from my site
3 Ways Fear Stops You Achieving Your Goals
3 Ways Fear Stops You Achieving Your Goals
Quote: Some Men Give Up Their Designs When …
Overcoming Obstacles of The Mind
Overcoming Obstacles of The Mind
Quotes:  It Is Easier To Resist …
Quotes: It Is Easier To Resist …
Improving Your Results – Are You Ready For A Life Makeover?
Improving Your Results – Are You Ready For A Life Makeover?
Pablo Picasso Wisdom:  There Is No Other Route To Success
Pablo Picasso Wisdom: There Is No Other Route To Success
Is Pigeon Thinking Blocking Your Success?
Is Pigeon Thinking Blocking Your Success?
Quote:  Without Commitment, You Cannot Have …
Quote: Without Commitment, You Cannot Have …

Filed Under: Goals Tagged With: achieving goals, business planning, life planning, strategic Life Planning, strategic planning

02/03/2015 by Lisa McDonald Leave a Comment

Quotes: When planning for a year …

Quotes

“When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.
– Chinese Proverb”

More from my site
Quote:  Life’s Ups and Downs Provide Windows …
Quote: Life’s Ups and Downs Provide Windows …
Quote:  If You Don’t Like Something …
Quote: If You Don’t Like Something …
The Role Of Perturbation In Goal Achievement – Part 2/2
The Role Of Perturbation In Goal Achievement – Part 2/2
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Quote: Kind words can be …
Quote: Kind words can be …
Quote:  Commitment Unlocks The Doors …
Quote: Commitment Unlocks The Doors …
Quote:  Blessed Is The Season Which Engages …
Quote: Blessed Is The Season Which Engages …
Questions: "Why Do You Want To Have A Baby"?
Questions: “Why do you want to have a Baby”?

Filed Under: Goals, Quotes, Transformation Tagged With: business planning, Empowerment, goal achievement, life planning, strategic planning

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • Next Page »

Privacy Policy

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Copyright © 2026 Coach Lisa McDonald