Why is it so hard to make a habit out of goals that bring us joy?
Do you have activities you enjoy, yet you can’t seem to get yourself to do them? I’m not talking about things you know you should do, like exercise or eating healthily.
What I'm referring to are the things that bring us joy when we’re doing them. For some reason, we resist doing them anyway. Why do we do that?
It's not your fault!
I often see this with clients struggling to stick to a creative activity. They’ve dreamed of writing a novel or they’ve always loved playing guitar. They set the time to practice their craft only to find...
when that time rolls around, that they would rather be doing anything else!
Then the negative self-talk sets in:
“I’m too lazy,”
“I’m worthless,”
“I’ll never really be a _____ [writer, musician, etc.]”.
What they don’t realize is that this negative self-talk makes them feel even worse...
adding to the negative associations they have with the creative activity.
Learn how to identify the goals that bring you joy and how to commit to them in the full article.