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Are you chasing goals?
What if the reason you keep struggling with your goals is because you are focused on the wrong thing?
I have learned that goals can give us direction, but they are terrible places to live.
Think about it. If your entire focus is losing 30 pounds, writing a book, saving money, or running a marathon, every day you have not reached that goal can feel like you are behind. You start measuring yourself by a finish line instead of the progress you are making.
That is why I believe systems are more powerful than goals.
A goal tells you where you want to go. A system determines who you become getting there.
Stop obsessing over the 30 pounds and build the system of moving your body every day. Stop staring at the finished book and create the system of writing every morning. Stop worrying about the amount in your savings account and build the system of consistently putting money away.
This is where CFC becomes so important.
Commitment. Focus. Consistency.
You commit to the direction. You focus on what needs to be done today. Then you consistently repeat it until the behavior becomes part of who you are.
Your potential is not reached through one giant moment. It is revealed through hundreds of small choices repeated frequently.
The goal may be somewhere in the future.
But the system gives you something you can do NOW.
And what you do frequently becomes your frequency.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#chasing #stop #finish #line #build
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Aleksandar Pavlovic
What if the reason you keep struggling with your goals is because you are focused on the wrong thing?
I have learned that goals can give us direction, but they are terrible places to live.
Think about it. If your entire focus is losing 30 pounds, writing a book, saving money, or running a marathon, every day you have not reached that goal can feel like you are behind. You start measuring yourself by a finish line instead of the progress you are making.
That is why I believe systems are more powerful than goals.
A goal tells you where you want to go. A system determines who you become getting there.
Stop obsessing over the 30 pounds and build the system of moving your body every day. Stop staring at the finished book and create the system of writing every morning. Stop worrying about the amount in your savings account and build the system of consistently putting money away.
This is where CFC becomes so important.
Commitment. Focus. Consistency.
You commit to the direction. You focus on what needs to be done today. Then you consistently repeat it until the behavior becomes part of who you are.
Your potential is not reached through one giant moment. It is revealed through hundreds of small choices repeated frequently.
The goal may be somewhere in the future.
But the system gives you something you can do NOW.
And what you do frequently becomes your frequency.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#chasing #stop #finish #line #build
Background Photo Credit:
Aleksandar Pavlovic
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What are your worst illusions?
Most people struggle because they are chasing two things that do not actually exist the way they think they do. Control and comfort.
We want life to be predictable and safe. We want certainty in an uncertain world. We convince ourselves that if we can just control enough situations, people, or outcomes we will finally feel at peace. But control is an illusion. We cannot even fully control our own thoughts or emotions at times. Life will move. People will change. Events will happen. That part is not up to us.
What is up to us is influence.
You may not control what shows up in your mind but you can influence what you focus on. You may not control your emotions but you can influence how you respond to them. Thoughts shape emotions. Emotions drive actions. Actions create results. Change does not come from force or control. It comes from influence practiced consistently.
Comfort is the other illusion. We believe we should feel comfortable to grow. The truth is growth happens in discomfort. In challenge. In uncertainty. Every meaningful expansion in your life required you to stretch beyond what felt safe. Comfort maintains who you have been. Discomfort creates who you are becoming.
When you chase control and comfort you stay stuck in lack, frustration, and repeated cycles. When you embrace influence and challenge you reclaim your power.
Start today by influencing one thought. One response. One action. Step into what feels uncomfortable on purpose. That is where growth lives. That is how you begin to live up to your true potential.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#chasing #illusions #power #influence #challenges
Background Photo Credit:
Looks Chow
Most people struggle because they are chasing two things that do not actually exist the way they think they do. Control and comfort.
We want life to be predictable and safe. We want certainty in an uncertain world. We convince ourselves that if we can just control enough situations, people, or outcomes we will finally feel at peace. But control is an illusion. We cannot even fully control our own thoughts or emotions at times. Life will move. People will change. Events will happen. That part is not up to us.
What is up to us is influence.
You may not control what shows up in your mind but you can influence what you focus on. You may not control your emotions but you can influence how you respond to them. Thoughts shape emotions. Emotions drive actions. Actions create results. Change does not come from force or control. It comes from influence practiced consistently.
Comfort is the other illusion. We believe we should feel comfortable to grow. The truth is growth happens in discomfort. In challenge. In uncertainty. Every meaningful expansion in your life required you to stretch beyond what felt safe. Comfort maintains who you have been. Discomfort creates who you are becoming.
When you chase control and comfort you stay stuck in lack, frustration, and repeated cycles. When you embrace influence and challenge you reclaim your power.
Start today by influencing one thought. One response. One action. Step into what feels uncomfortable on purpose. That is where growth lives. That is how you begin to live up to your true potential.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#chasing #illusions #power #influence #challenges
Background Photo Credit:
Looks Chow
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When will you be happy?
Most people are trapped in the “I’ll be happy when…” mindset. They think happiness is waiting at the finish line, but there is no finish line. Life keeps going. And if you hate the present moment now, you will hate the next moment too, even if you get everything you think you want. Changing your body, your bank account, or your circumstances will never fix the way you feel inside, because the outside does not create the inside. The inside creates the outside. If you are chasing worth through results, you will always feel like it is not enough.
Here is the truth.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a state you create through your relationship with yourself right now.
If your mind is always reaching for the next thing, you are training yourself to reject your life as it is. And the more you reject the present, the more you disconnect from your power. The goal is not to control life. The goal is to influence your internal world so your external world stops controlling you.
This is where change begins.
Notice the thought that says, this is not enough. That thought creates emotion. That emotion drives action. And that action creates your results. If you want new results, you start by shifting what you repeatedly focus on and how you speak to yourself.
Choose presence over chasing.
Choose self respect over self criticism.
Choose progress over perfection.
Today, stop waiting to arrive. Start living as the person you are trying to become. Because if you can learn to be grateful, grounded, and committed right here, right now, you will carry that power into every future version of your life.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#chasing #moment #become #trueself #thrive
Background Photo Credit:
Brooke Cagle
Most people are trapped in the “I’ll be happy when…” mindset. They think happiness is waiting at the finish line, but there is no finish line. Life keeps going. And if you hate the present moment now, you will hate the next moment too, even if you get everything you think you want. Changing your body, your bank account, or your circumstances will never fix the way you feel inside, because the outside does not create the inside. The inside creates the outside. If you are chasing worth through results, you will always feel like it is not enough.
Here is the truth.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a state you create through your relationship with yourself right now.
If your mind is always reaching for the next thing, you are training yourself to reject your life as it is. And the more you reject the present, the more you disconnect from your power. The goal is not to control life. The goal is to influence your internal world so your external world stops controlling you.
This is where change begins.
Notice the thought that says, this is not enough. That thought creates emotion. That emotion drives action. And that action creates your results. If you want new results, you start by shifting what you repeatedly focus on and how you speak to yourself.
Choose presence over chasing.
Choose self respect over self criticism.
Choose progress over perfection.
Today, stop waiting to arrive. Start living as the person you are trying to become. Because if you can learn to be grateful, grounded, and committed right here, right now, you will carry that power into every future version of your life.
If this message spoke to you or something within it resonated, I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon. They have already helped thousands worldwide.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#chasing #moment #become #trueself #thrive
Background Photo Credit:
Brooke Cagle
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