Big-picture goal setting is essential for nonprofit leaders seeking clarity, alignment, and meaningful impact. In this episode, Lindsay explores how zooming out, setting intentional goals, and focusing on long-term vision can help organizations stay purpose-driven and results-oriented.
Maria Cristini is here to share with us through real-life demonstration, how to see the big picture and achieve our goals
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“You need someone to brainstorm with. Clarify your vision and think about the next steps to actualize that vision. Then, take that vision to your organization or into your business.” Share on XStart with the Big Picture: Why Goal Setting Matters
Goal achievement isn’t always easy, but it becomes more manageable when you start with a clear goal-setting practice.
This episode is all about maximizing actability and clarity through intentional habits.
To help guide the way, Lindsay welcomes a very special guest: Maria Cristini. Through real-life examples, Maria demonstrates how to shift your focus to the big picture while taking meaningful, daily inspired action.
If you’ve been struggling to set personal or business goals, this episode offers tools and inspiration to clear the path forward.
Meet Maria Cristini: Visionary Leader and Trusted Advisor
Maria Cristini brings more than 20 years of experience advising influential leaders on mission-driven impact and strategy.
She served as Board Chair and Executive Director of The Imagine Bus Project—an organization supporting youth impacted by the juvenile justice system as they re-enter their communities and pursue fulfilling futures.
Maria’s strengths lie in identifying misalignment, sensing resistance, and uncovering opportunities. She helps individuals move outside their comfort zones, focus on outcomes, and take steps toward leaving a legacy through positive societal change.
From Vision to Action: Coaching for Purpose and Clarity
In this conversation, Maria shares her personal “2020 vision” and her priority of helping others clarify theirs.
She discusses how coaching became a transformative process for her—one that’s taught her to trust the journey and help others create change from the inside out.
You’ll learn how to stay aligned with your core essence, get in touch with what you truly desire, and uncover the courage and confidence that goal-setting can unlock.
Key takeaways:
- (00:25) How Lindsay and Maria met, the Imagine Bus Project and how Maria helps people gain clarity.
- (02:16) Maria’s experience as a twenty-year coach and the impact of her work on others.
- (06:29) Essential tips on coaching and goal-setting.
- (09:12) How you can become the most supportive accountability partner to someone else.
- (11:30) The best way to tell people it’s time to refocus on their goals.
- (13:47) Maria on why coaching is different than therapy or consulting.
- (16:21) Taking a holistic picture of someone’s life and the wheel of life.
- (19:01) How to find the balance between priorities in your life, especially if you are a young person.
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