An abundant life without setting goals!
Apparently, today, 21st January, is the “most depressing day of the year”.
Who comes up with these things? Allegedly it’s due to a combination of poor weather at this time of the year, Christmas credit card gills coming back to haunt us and our perceived failings in following through on our New Year’s resolutions.
Now whilst this story sounds like something dreamt up by someone, somewhere to publicise something specific, it leads to a valid point.
I guess it’s an easy read, but hands-up if you’ve given up on your New Year’s Resolution already?
…Already?
My previous post asked for your New Year’s Resolutions and I can’t say I saw anything too difficult. This leads me to suspect that if people are giving up so early, then perhaps they’ve set the wrong goals. Or perhaps they’re setting too many goals?
In spite of my self-development and coaching training, my love of ‘lifelong learning’ and all things to create a better You, I don’t put too much stock in setting goals.
Some people live by them. They are meticulous in setting them and in ticking them off when they’ve achieved them.
To the point where I’m not sure if they have the time (or the inclination) to actually enjoy the things they do. And that’s the thing. Anyone who tells you to set goals (and they do so in good faith), will certainly tell you to set multiple goals and to extend them/set new goals when you are about to reach your current goal.
That puts us on a constant treadmill of meeting goals, day in, day out. With new goals replacing the ones we’ve achieved. But what is the point?
It’s not achieving the goal that matters. It should be enjoying what that goal brings you, that matters.
If it’s one thing life has taught me, it’s that life really is about the journey not actually the destination.
No matter where you are in your goal-setting, enjoy every single day. The goal itself isn’t so important. What is important is what you gain from it.
I hate to sound like a hippy but it really does not matter where you are going, but what does matter is how happy you feel along the way.If you can follow that, you’re well on your way to living a life of abundance.
GK
