When we are trying something new we’re faced with many unfamiliar tasks and actions. There is no guarantee that we will be successful.
Before we start, we can rest safely in the hope that it will work out well. But it might not. This realization can make us hesitant when it comes to taking action because we don’t want to discover that we can’t do it.
Today we are going to tap for when we are worried that if we try something new we might learn we can’t do it.
Even though life may not be perfect right now, it is manageable. We know what to expect and we have established ways of responding.
Achieving our goals brings new and sometimes unpredictable things into our lives, which can be complicated. When we anticipate this complexity it can hold us back from taking action because we want life to be easy.
Today we are going to tap for the worry of life becoming more complicated after achieving our goals.
No goal that we create will be the be all and end all goal. Not matter what we achieve we will want something more soon afterwards.
Knowing this, it’s easy to become demotivated about our current goals because they feel less worthwhile if we are just going to want something else right after achieving them.
Today we are going to tap on recognizing the value of our current goals even though we recognize that there will be more goals and dreams that follow.
At times we are able to see so clearly how our life will be much better after we have achieved certain goals. This clarity can also shine a light on how far we are from success, which causes us considerable pain.
Today we are going to tap for the distress that comes with not yet having achieving our goals and how that impacts our ability to take action right now.
Our success doesn’t happen in a vacuum. When we make progress it can directly impact the lives of our loved ones.
Our loved ones can sometimes encourage us to take action because of the benefits they will receive, rather than what we get out of it.
Today we are going to tap for making sure we are pursuing our goals because they are what we want for ourselves.
When we make changes in our life it often means doing more work because we are taking new actions and learning new things.
Our loved ones sometimes want to reap the benefits of our hard work as well. It is fine for us to choose to share our progress with our loved ones but more difficult if there is a sense of expectation from them.
Feeling worried about others taking advantage of our progress can hold us back from taking action.
Today we are going to tap for those times we worry about others expecting us to do for them what we are doing for ourselves.
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.
There is no doubt that we are influenced by the families we grow up in. We spend so much time with our family that it’s entirely natural to adopt the same patterns and approaches.
At a certain point we recognize that we need to break free, but sometimes that is easier said than done.
Today we are going to tap to break those family patterns that no longer serve us.
My schedule is already over-booked and I don’t have time to do all the small things I need to do to be healthy.
If I can’t take care of myself, how can I add new tasks and to-dos to work towards my goals?
Today we are going to tap for the concern about finding sufficient time both to care for ourselves and to work towards our goals.
Deciding that we need a change in our lives can feel overwhelming because there are so many new possibles. As exciting new possibilities are we can feel torn because they are sometimes radically different and mutually exclusive.
Today we are going to tap for those times when we feel our goals are pulling us in opposing directions all at once.
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