I’m sure you’ve either written or given serious thought to what you want to accomplish in 2017. One of the things I’ve realized is how in the past I would write my new year’s resolutions from a place of fear. I didn’t know it then but I realize it now.
Fear is an asset if our life is immediately threatened but it doesn’t help create meaningful, lasting change. Fear creates stress and struggle. I’m personally looking for a whole lot less of that, thank you very much!
So how do I write goals from a place of confidence, ease, and joy? I take my time and ask myself these 3 questions:
- Am I energized by this goal? Most of my life, I set goals based on what I should or ought to do which felt heavy and joyless.
- Will achieving this goal increase my happiness? Whether I was pursuing a promotion or training to ride 100 miles in a day, it was a fear of what would happen if I didn’t succeed that fueled me– fear of disappointing, of failing, or of being criticized.
- Is this goal based on a true desire of mine? For most of my life, I had no connection to my desires which meant I was pursuing external recognition/approval or a desire I had been conditioned to want like a skinny body, an important job title, a perfect marriage, etc.
Before you jump into action, take a few moments to review your 2017 resolutions in the context of the above questions. See where it takes you.
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