[Don’t forget to tap on your goal list!]
Over the last few weeks I have received a lot of questions about how to work toward goals when you still don’t have a clear idea of what your goals should be. Today I have tool that will help you to start really small. Even if you do have a clear idea of what your goals are, this a great way to approach your day.
Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of this tool. I learned this just a few weeks ago and have been trying it out. I love it! It really works.
It will be most effective if used at the beginning of your day, but that doesn’t necessarily mean as soon as you get up. I have been using this when I start my work day.
[Note: In addition to working for the thing I was tapping for, I also found myself more productive with all of my other goals.]
I encourage you to write out your answer. I have included a pdf you can print out to make it easier. After you have answered each of the questions tap through the entire script a few times.
Complete the following phrases.
1) Right now I feel…
because…
2) At the end of the day I want to feel…
I want to feel like this because…
3) The one thing I want to accomplish above everything else is…
If I accomplish this I will have…
and…
and…
4) One resource I could call on to help me to meet this goal is…
and I give myself permission to call on that resource.
Here is an example of what it might look like:
Right now I feel… like I am already way behind
because… I started my day late and no matter what I do I don’t think I can catch up.At the end of the day I want to feel… like I have accomplished something today and that I have moved forward
I want to feel like this because… Knowing I have accomplished something makes me feel good, I will be in a better mood when I have dinner with my friends, and I will be more fun to be around.The one thing I want to accomplish above everything else is… to have a clear plan of what I need to write over the next few weeks
If I accomplish this I will have… the calm that comes with having a plan
and… a plan to follow so I can keep on track and not have to worry about the big picture and just focus on what is in front of me
and… I will feel excited about knowing that good things are coming.One resource I could call on to meet this goal is… looking through self help forums to see what people are talking about and what they really need help with
and I give myself permission to call on this resource.
This may be quite helpful, I’m going to give it a try. Its a relief to know I’m not the only one challenged with figuring out what my goals should be!
Thanks Gene, especially for the example which makes the process really clear.
Today is the third (non-consecutive) day I’ve used this technique and it really does work.
By using the four questions this morning, I was able to knock out an odious, irritating task that’s been hanging over my head for weeks now.
I feel so much better now.
Keep coming back to the tools that work regardless of the week!
Yep – did it again this morning and it got me out of a very negative state and onto something productive.