I remember when I was in real estate. I was young compared to my colleagues – 25 – 29 years old. It was my first real “career” and I was in a steep learning curve. One of the first things I needed to learn was goal setting and achievement. Everyone kept telling me all about how to break things down into various steps, or how to create SMART goals, etc. etc. None of it worked.

When that failed, I was told I just needed to work harder, generate more activity, it was just a numbers game. That didn’t work either. At the end of each day I went home exhausted, cranky, and miserable. I constantly asked myself, “Why am I such a failure at this?”

Sound familiar?

Today however, was a completely different experience. I have a goal and I know what the steps are. My mentors are teaching me how to be more effective at each step. Those peices are the same, even though I’m in a different industry. What’s different though, is how I FEEL at each step.

Before, I’d complete a step, mark it off, and think, “That was so hard and exhausting I don’t ever want to do it again.” Not exactly encouragement to move forward! But I’d gather the will and force myself to do it again.

Today, when I complete my step I thought, “This is so cool! I love this. Yes! I want more of this in my life!” The motivation to repeat it, is 100 times higher and far more natural.

What’s the difference?

Before, I was doing what I thought I “should” do. Today, I’m doing what I really want and love to do. I’ve done tons of internal work to figure out what it is that I really want in my life, and life coaching has been a tremendous peice of it. The results however, speak for themselves.

I love what I do every day. I’m generating more results, faster and with less energy drain than I ever have. All because I took the time to understand what is fulfilling to me, and learned how to honor that in my life. It’s an ongoing process, of course, but I’m still thinking, “Yes! I want more of this in my life!”

When was the last time you felt that way about something in your life?

Compass can help.