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We often set goals in the belief they’ll make us happier. But setting goals alone might not be enough to truly help us thrive. In this quick dip, Rachel discusses why that’s the case, and offers a different approach to finding satisfaction and success.
It all begins with a shift in focus from goals to desires. Instead of starting with specific goals, we should first identify what we truly desire and what our basic needs are. This helps us align our actions and routines with what truly matters to us.
Life’s too short to not love what you do, and vice versa. So it’s time to look at our own desires and needs, ask “What truly matters to me?”, and determine whether they’re aligned. Doing this will move you closer to a more fulfilling and satisfying life.
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More episodes of You Are Not a Frog:
- Life’s Too Short NOT to Love What You Do – Episode 209
- Finding Your North Star – Episode 208
Download the episode’s podsheet. You can use it for reflection and to submit for your appraisal as part of your CPD.
Reasons to listen
- Stop starting with goals and focus on your desires and needs
- Learn about the four elements of your North Star and how they can guide you
- Understand the problem with outcome-based goals and why process goals are more effective
Episode highlights
Stop starting with goals
The four elements of your North Star
Figure out your “why”
Making space for your needs
THRIVE Week Planner
The problem with outcome-based goals
Episode transcript
[00:00:00] Rachel: A couple of years ago, I really wants to get fit. I wanted to get in shape. I wanted to have something to aim at. And so I entered the Cambridge half marathon. A group of people had entered it and I thought, oh, wouldn’t it be great to do that with them? And so i Paid the money, I entered it, and I never did it. I failed at the first hurdle. I had this goal that if only I could complete this half marathon, that would be brilliant. I would be so healthy. I’d be fit…
