Worksheets to Create a Holisticgoal

 

Introduction:

 

A holisticgoal is the heart of Holistic Management. For any given whole (the decision makers, resources and money being managed), it provides personal direction and can pull a group of people together through shared values and desired lifestyles   It gives us a way to evaluate our decisions and actions to ensure that we are using our time, resources and money to move us toward what we value most—for both the short and long term.

A holisticgoal is distinct from what we conventionally think of as a goal. While it is a single, comprehensive statement, it is formed in three parts.  It begins with:

1)   the desired quality of life, based upon what people value most deeply; then,

2)   addresses the ways to actually produce that quality of life; and finally,

3)   what will sustain it far into the future.

 

Remember, this is a living document. Just as we change and circumstances change so does every holisticgoal change and evolve.

 

Here are some guidelines to help you think about your holisticgoal.

 

 

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The framework and much of the language in these worksheets was developed by Rio de la Vista and adapted by John Gerber for vegetable growers in New England.