I realise that when someone comes to work with me they are either moving towards something they want or away from something they don’t want. That’s what goals are, right?
Maybe you want to be able to go hiking with your kids without getting so tired. Or maybe you don’t want to feel like you need to wear a t-shirt when you go to the beach.
I’m not placing any judgment on what you do or don’t want. I just understand it’s important to you, so it’s important to me.
Let’s call the thing you want to change your “prison state”.
That doesn’t mean your life is terrible! It just means there’s somewhere you’d rather be, something you’d rather have, be able to do, or some way you’d rather FEEL than you do now. That place is your “dream state”.
Whether your prison state has to do with your health and fitness goals or not, here are 7 questions to ask yourself often:
What is your “prison state” that would have the largest positive ripple effect into other parts of your life?
Why is your prison state difficult to change?
Why do you keep finding yourself in the position you are in?
What would it take to make #3 untrue?
Why hasn’t #4 happened yet?
What would it take to make #5 untrue?
How can you start doing this by tomorrow?
Working towards what you want or don’t want can be frustrating.
It can also leave you feeling uncertain of if you’ll ever reach the finish line. I get it. Using these 7 questions often can help give some clarity around the most important steps to start taking to get where you want to go.
Just so you know, I’m very accessible. If you want to chat about this you can always shoot me a message in the chat box.
I’d love to hear what you’re struggling with and if there’s any way I can help.
Comments