Goals. We all have them, don't we? Things we want. Things we don't want. A list of things (often in our head) that we wish to achieve. But sometimes it takes work to get them. And it's easier not to do the work. So the goals are there, but ignored. Not being reached for nor achieved.
I had some loose goals roaming around in my head and made some major changes in my life to get closer to reaching them. I made progress, which pleased me. But then I got lazy and took the easy way out which was more preferable than actually doing the work that was required to reach those goals. Then it's easy to actually forget what those goals were to begin with. How can you reach a goal if you're not even clear what that goal is or why you want it?
I spend my time with clients helping them to discover what is holding them back and how to get rid of it. I've seen some great success stories. So, after farting around for a very LONG time on my own, I decided to take some of my own advice. I do Health Kinesiology sessions on myself, and I travel up to Canada once a month to see my own practitioner. But there were certain recommendations that were being made to me (from my own body using muscle testing) and I was pretending I didn't actually hear them, because they were "hard to do." I finally realized that having health issues is "hard" too. And if I wanted to change things in my life, then I had to change things too.
I made a list of actual goals that I had related to my health and well-being, and why. Then I made a list of what I needed to do to reach them. Rather than trying to make a huge bunch of changes at once, I decided to start small. Although when you're dealing with addictions and habits, none of it really feels small, I'll admit.
One of the first things I did was to eliminate coffee. I determined quite a while ago during an HK session that I am allergic to coffee, and my body has absolutely no desire to correct that allergy; it simply wanted me to avoid it for my best health benefit. I conveniently decided to ignore that for well over a year. Well, 10 days ago I went cold turkey off coffee. I was finally ready. I won't lie, it was hard. For a week I was trying to find every justification on earth that it was okay to have coffee. You know, just a tiny bit. Just this once. Every time I had a choice to make, to give in and just do it, or to continue avoiding it, I asked myself:
Will that help you reach your goals?
Keeping those goals in mind really helped me to keep my focus on what I was doing and, more importantly, why. It's made a big difference in helping me to make the right choice. Or, if at some point I choose to do something differently, at least it was an informed choice, knowing full well that it's not serving my goals, and in this moment, that's okay.
Do you have goals you'd like to reach for? Write them down. Make a list of what you need to do to get there. Look at those lists regularly. Look at the things you do (or don't do) and ask yourself how they will help you reach your goals. Keep your eye on the prize.
I'm happy to say that even in this short amount of time I've made noticeable progress on one of my goals. If you're not sure of your goals, or want some help getting over those blockages that keep you from reaching them, make an appointment today. I understand the "hard stuff" and can help you on your journey.
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