Why It's Okay To Change Goals
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When you set a goal, you feel extremely excited to pursue it. You tell yourself that you will stay focused and won't give up no matter what. However, as time goes by, your life circumstances change, and so do your interests and personality. You may realize that you no longer want something you thought you wanted.
You may find yourself confused about whether you actually want to pursue a particular goal.
On one hand, you do not want to let go of the goal because you promised yourself you won't give up. On the other, you find it difficult to make progress because you're not as determined to achieve the goal as you were at the beginning of your journey.
Not knowing the right thing to do, you feel stuck. You try to look at things objectively, find the reasons for the loss of motivation and drive.
Maybe I'm being lazy.
Maybe I don't have a good plan in place.
Maybe I should change the way I'm pursuing the goal.
Such thoughts might be …
When you set a goal, you feel extremely excited to pursue it. You tell yourself that you will stay focused and won't give up no matter what. However, as time goes by, your life circumstances change, and so do your interests and personality. You may realize that you no longer want something you thought you wanted.
You may find yourself confused about whether you actually want to pursue a particular goal.
On one hand, you do not want to let go of the goal because you promised yourself you won't give up. On the other, you find it difficult to make progress because you're not as determined to achieve the goal as you were at the beginning of your journey.
Not knowing the right thing to do, you feel stuck. You try to look at things objectively, find the reasons for the loss of motivation and drive.
Maybe I'm being lazy.
Maybe I don't have a good plan in place.
Maybe I should change the way I'm pursuing the goal.
Such thoughts might be …
