We invest a lot in our hopes and dreams. Part of the reason we work hard for change is because these hopes and dreams will make our life better.
Even with the clearest goal and the right plan we don’t know for sure that it will work out and be better and that uncertainty can hold us back from taking action.
Today we are going to tap for the worry that the changes we are working on will not bring the positive benefits we hope to enjoy.
Failure is hard. Not only do we not get what we have worked for, but it also provides proof that when we work towards our goals we do not always succeed.
Sometimes the fear of failure and the pain that comes with that failure is greater than the joy of success. When this happens we don’t take the action we need to take.
Today we are going to tap for those times when we hold ourselves back from taking action because we feel we can’t endure another failure.
The current moment is informed by our past. It is informed by the choices we have made and things that happened to us. But just because the past has an impact on our present doesn’t mean it predetermines what comes next.
Today we are going to tap to recognize that in this moment we get to choose to be something new.
We are lucky to have people in our lives who want better for us. We are lucky to have have people in our life who want more for us.
The problem is that sometimes our loved ones use their own sensibilities and desires to name what they think is best for us. When this happens it can be hard to tell if we are working towards a goal we genuinely want or one others think we should want.
Today we are going to tap to help find peace around working towards the goals that we think are best for us.
At the beginning there is always so much to do. It is hard to know which action we should take first and how much time we need to spend doing any one action.
But what is much more important than knowing the exact right action to take is making a start.
Today we are going to tap for feeling of overwhelmed by not knowing exactly where to start.
Learning something new means that we have to admit we lack skills or knowledge. It is no fun feeling like a beginner.
Today we are going to tap to be comfortable with what we don’t know and being open to learning something new that will improve our life.
When we spend a lot of time thinking about what we want it is easy to feel confused. There are so many options and paths we could take, that there comes a time when we just don’t know what we want.
It is almost impossible to take action from this place of confusion because we have lost sight of the end goal.
Today we are going to tap for times when we don’t know what we want or what to do.
When we share our goals we give other people the opportunity to evaluate our efforts. If they know what we are working toward, they will also know how far away we are from achieving that goal.
Feeling like others are judging us can make us hesitant to state our goals.
Today we are going to tap for the times we hold ourselves back because we fear how others will judge our progress.
Setting boundaries is a slightly odd thing to celebrate! But when we create and maintain clear boundaries we are able to take care of ourselves and to ensure that our needs are met, which is better for everyone.
Celebrating something makes us more likely to do it again in the future so today we are going to celebrate those times we have successfully set healthy boundaries.
Our hard work doesn’t really give other people permission to be lazy but some may interpret our action as a cue for them to take it easy because we are doing more.
If taking responsibility and working hard allows others to be lazy it’s possible that we will feel less motivated to take action.
Today we are going to tap for feeling concerned that our hard work gives others permission to stop making an effort.