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Back to EpisodesYou didn't fail - You chose a short runway for your goal. How to stay motivated for long-term goals and feel good while getting there.
Description
Your goal might be real and deeply meaningful, but the timeline you attached to it could be the thing draining your energy.
I’m sharing one quote that has repeatedly helped me drop the stress of trying to achieve something and return to motivation and peace.
When I hold that frame in mind, I stop treating progress like a verdict on my worth and start treating it like a journey I can adjust.
We dig into a distinction I picked up from How to Live a Meaningful Life: the transactional world versus the flow world.
Doing VS Being.
How we need both and how to balance between them - to get more and feel good.
Transactional mode is about getting things done, hitting targets, and moving on.
Flow mode is about being present, noticing your experience, and actually living your life while you pursue big outcomes.
The problem isn’t doing.
The problem is living only in doing, even turning “spiritual” practices like meditation or prayer into another task.
I talk through how these two modes work best as polarities you use intentionally, not extremes you choose between.
If you’re working on long-term goals like fitness, health, building a business, creating impact, growing a career, or improving relationships, this mindset episode gives you a simple framework to reduce overwhelm - with a simple quote/mantra and a question to come back to every time your goals feel heavy or life feels like a chain of frustrations and setbacks.
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Brought to you by Angela Shurina
Certified Health, Sleep, Performance & Executive Coach 360 with 18 years of experience helping people change to feel, be and do their best.