These are very challenging times and I, Pat Wasterval the goal coach, wanted to check in with you all.
Ever since the slowdown / lock down, life has certainly been forever charged for most of us in one way or another. But I’ve been thinking - pandemic or no pandemic, job or no job, lifestyle change or no lifestyle change - should we be relegated to putting our goals, hopes and dreams on hold? I think not! We can make use of this time in a way that perhaps we wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise.
Case in point - at first for me, it was uncertain on all levels. It then became a little more concrete - I was laid off from my awesome gig! This was extremely disconcerting, but at the same time it gave me a freedom, I had refused to give myself up to this point!
First - I want to propose for us to go deep and imagine what you might be doing, where you might be going, what you may be creating… A walk in the park, by the lake or the ocean will be a great way to enjoy nature (not to mention the breeze, birds and billowing clouds in the sky) and change those commands to push a button and produce a conscious daydreaming experience. This is an opportunity which seems to be available in such a time as this. It’s also an excuse which can be done right at home: a tape with soothing music, a lighted candle or just blissful silence. Any day is a good day for a daydream!
Second - write down what happiness and success means to you these questions might have different answers given the new circumstances. And of course you know what I am going to say next, or maybe not. Write all you goals, ideas, dreams, ambitions and projects on the goal sheet followed by the actions you can take to put them into motion.
As for me, I started contemplating what it would be like to live in a tiny house!
So the next step was to actively investigate … how? I saw a sign on a truck which intrigued me… and the search began. I was talking to a dear friend and her family has a place in Tuscany and she proposed a future trip, why not? Again, more action steps. I also imagined a podcast in my future… why not now? I had put on my goal sheet to write another book… am I waiting until this pandemic is over before transferring the thoughts and words to where they need to land? I think not!
Indeed, it goes without saying that this crisis is very serious and has truly turned our lives upside down. My goal is to encourage you to continue to move forward and keep the dreams alive. It was once said we don;t want to leave with the music still in us… nurture the music within!