{"id":77,"date":"2016-03-31T06:51:17","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T06:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teresaortell.com\/?p=77"},"modified":"2017-12-14T03:11:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T03:11:37","slug":"getting-on-the-right-path-3302016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teresaortell.com\/?p=77","title":{"rendered":"Getting on the Right Path 3\/30\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em>How can we know if we are on the right path to reach our goals and dreams?<\/p>\n

Do we simply sense we are going in the correct direction? \u00a0Do we let others direct us, like a travel agent from AAA? \u00a0What if we are not sure what our destination even is? \u00a0If you are anything like me, I can\u00a0vacillate from one path to the other and seriously get off track. \u00a0If you are anything like me, I can head off in several directions all at once and then lose sight of my\u00a0final destination. Does this sound remotely familiar? Read on my friend, we are not so different. \u00a0Maybe my experience can help you.<\/p>\n

In the past, I have spent\u00a0so much time planning my route that I never actually had\u00a0time to execute it. \u00a0I found myself spinning my wheels and feeling more and more frustrated by my lack of movement. \u00a0Sometimes it was the dream process itself that held me back. \u00a0Buried deep in my thoughts, I developed a kind of functional paralysis. \u00a0Dreaming of my destination became the only step I was taking. \u00a0It took some hard reality checks and and the mundane process of writing out my game plan that made me realize how far off the mark I had strayed.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0started with the heading, “What have I done to reach my goals this week”? \u00a0That look back made me realize that not for mere weeks but months I had done nothing towards reaching my goals.\u00a0\u00a0What about my moto of “Start strong and stay strong”? \u00a0I hadn’t started anything.<\/p>\n

After I realized my quicksand paralysis, I began to dig myself out and get on the road. \u00a0As the saying goes, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step,”. \u00a0I just needed to take that step. My\u00a0first step was to admit and be honest about my lack of progress, indeed my lack of STARTING. \u00a0After that, I was ready to move forward. \u00a0I did not allow any time to beat myself up. \u00a0Time itself had already done that. \u00a0Standing still was humiliated enough for me, \u00a0I certainly didn’t want to further complicate matters by telling myself what a slug I was.<\/p>\n

The next step was planning out a short distance goal. \u00a0Something doable, something accomplishable and something fun and energizing. \u00a0I didn’t want my dreams to seem so far out of reach that I would stay STUCK. \u00a0So…I planned my first step.<\/p>\n

I like the analogy of our lives resembling a complex freeway system.\u00a0 The lanes crisscross, turn south, north east, and \u00a0west. The wrong turn or missed exit can take you\u00a0miles out of your\u00a0way. Without some type of internal compass, it was impossible to predict if \u00a0anyone was\u00a0heading in the right direction. \u00a0I know my strengths and I sure as heck know my weakness. \u00a0Starting strong and fizzling out was not uncommon for me, \u00a0What I knew for sure is that I did NOT want my past to predict my future. \u00a0The difference HAD to be the road map I was about to devise.<\/p>\n

Once I had my goals firmly planted in my mind once again, I could navigate the freeway system and get headed out towards achieving my dreams.\u00a0 First, I made a simple, weekly, doable goaL. \u00a0Mapping out goals that were \u00a0achievable and manageable gave me the courage to actually accomplish them. \u00a0This blog is that first goal.<\/p>\n

As I sat down in front of my keyboard, I felt that old inspirational feeling I felt when I first thought about writing blogs. \u00a0I had \u00a0let my daily life get in the way of managing and planning my path. No more procrastinating.<\/p>\n

What is your weekly doable and achievable goal? \u00a0Is it that phone call that needs to be done or that appointment that needs to be set up? \u00a0Perhaps it will mean talking to family members and requesting help that finally allows you time to take those first initial steps to write down your goals and set a course for achieving those goals. \u00a0Write your “what things can I do right now” to begin that journey? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If you don’t know where you are going how can you determine if you are able to get there”<\/p>\n

Next blog “How to get from step one to step two, three, and four towards achieving your goals.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Happy Dreaming!!<\/p>\n

Teresa<\/p>\n

lifecoachingfordreamers.com<\/p>\n

email me at lifecoachingfordreamers@gmail.com<\/p>\n

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How can we know if we are on the right path to reach our goals and dreams? Do we simply sense we are going in the correct direction? \u00a0Do we let others direct us, like a travel agent from AAA? \u00a0What if we are not sure what our destination even is? \u00a0If you are anything … <\/p>\n

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