How go the Goals?
30. October 2006
Further to my earlier entry Write it down I have been watching my patterns of avoidance sneak into being again.
It’s a familiar scenario for many if not most of us. You read a book, go to a workshop attend an inspiring lecture etc. write your goals, and become all fired up about how you are going to turn your life around and make all those positive changes you have been promising yourself. However after this initial enthusiasm you find you lose momentum and go back to your old familiar ways.
No matter! The important thing is that you actually notice that this is happening because then you can choose to make just one small change that will set you back on target. For me, just now, it means actually writing this blog entry rather than postponing it until another time. I do really enjoy writing these posts once I start but I can have trouble starting even though I get plenty of positive feedback from people that suggests my efforts are appreciated.
That is one of my edges, what are yours? What happens after you set your personal goals? I find that I meet key areas of my psyche that are blocking me from achieving these goals, my fears, my resistance and my negative beliefs become conscious, more apparent. Which from a feeling sense evokes much less positive expectations than those that were initially triggered by the goal setting exercise.
A solution? Name the fear/belief and dissolve it with a positive statement or focus upon how you will feel once you have actually taken a small step in the direction of your goals. Yeah, I know it sounds cheesy and cliché but it works! All you have to do is actually do it…
So in my case with writing this post my fear/belief goes along the lines of “who’s interested in your opinions anyway” and “its all been said before so why bother?”. I counter this with firstly remembering from prior experience just how content I will feel once I’ve completed this blog entry and secondly with countering my fears with positive, feel good, affirming statements such as “my perspective is uniquely stated regardless of the topic” and ” consider how much you value other peoples perspectives.” That evoked just enough positive feelings to prompt me to actually start typing.
And here I am all smug because I’ve got out what I wanted to say, moved beyond my resistance and have taken one further small step towards developing this web site further (more original content which will help increase traffic).
Hazaa!
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Thanks for your positive feedback. Its always inspiring to hear the successes of others.