Goals Goals Goals…
Everyone’s talking about them, it’s the thing to do! What’s your 5 year plan, 10 year plan, what are you going for?
I’m very lucky, I’ve reached a lot of goals in my life. And every time I reach one, I make another. Sometimes, I even make another goal once I’m halfway to my present goal. It’s exhilarating reaching my goals. I feel proud, excited, competent, and happy. And, it also makes me crazy. Constantly focusing on the future can make me feel like I have no time, like I’m racing some invisible clock.
I totally agree that it’s great to have direction, it helps inform all your choices. But, there’s also a danger to being so goal obsessed. The danger is that it never ends, and we end up living in and for the future, rather than the present.
This week, I’ve really been focusing on what I like to call “the process”. Can I enjoy the process of creating a workshop, rather than focusing on how many people will attend? That doesn’t mean that I stop inviting people or putting up fliers, it just means that I put up fliers for the sake of putting up fliers and enjoy where that leads me. I take in the neighborhood coffee shop and talk to some people on the way, rather than getting there as fast as I can so I can get to the next place as fast as I can and so on and so on in a constant race against time. I’m loving this new way of doing things. I feel more at peace. I also feel like I have so much more to learn from each moment and interaction when viewing my actions as part of the process, rather than something to get through as quickly as possible so I can get to the end goal.
What can you do to take a step back to be more present in your life?
With love,
Samantha