Are your Goals still Relevant?

Are your Goals

still relevant?

Do you struggle with setting and achieving goals?

If yes, you are not alone. Goals have become the only way of achieving dreams by holding people to account, however, they work well for some but not so much for others.

Goals – The Upside

Everyone knows that setting goals is a way to achieve what you want. They are used to measure, motivate and create a sense of accountability, a sort of judgement of a person’s worth.

Goals – The Downside

But many people struggle with them, you can almost hear the inward groan of despair at the mere mention of goals.

Why?

I believe people set goals because they think they ‘should’, ‘could’, "must", "have to", however it is not really what they WANT.

Think New Year’s Resolutions? Perhaps there is a good reason they do not last beyond the end of January! People usually set goals because they think they want them, but generally, it is to meet an expectation from somewhere else. It is not really something they want to do.

By setting them for the wrong reasons, more effort must be invested in making them happen, more will power, more motivation which can then lead to disillusionment. Because somehow even if you set them, they can soon become a chore.

What’s the alternative?

I believe by changing the word to INTENTIONS changes perspective. It implies less pressure than a goal. Notice (mindfully) the subtle and more positive difference in the energy around the word? It feels less constraining, more flexible, doesn’t it? Intentions can still be a plan, still be SMART, still be monitored, but are less of something to beat yourself up with – the only person setting the requirements after all, is you!

Commitment

After setting your intention, you still need commitment, right? – How much do you really want it? One way is to rate yourself out of 10, with 10 being absolute commitment to 0 – highly unlikely.

Over 8 – Well done you! You are on your way!

Between 5 – 7 – Good

job! Knowing you have room for growth and still be human, will allow you to be kinder for those times when you slip up.

Under 5 – who is this really for? You may believe it is for you, but is it really? Have a rethink about what you want instead? This is not about letting yourself off the hook, but it is about being more realistic, you still have a life to lead! Rather than give up, know there is always tomorrow!

still relevant?

Do you struggle with setting and achieving goals?

Summary

Goals are still relevant, but for those who struggle, changing to intentions, can open a whole new perspective, giving you more freedom in how you succeed. In addition, focussing on what you WANT, rather than MUST, leads to a greater chance of success!

Kim Searle Emotional Mastery

Helping people to clear emotional and mental baggage that is causing them issues in life, freeing them up to become happier, healthier and wealthy.

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