Being Committed and Unattached to Reaching Your Goals

Shift-Starters

What does it mean to be committed and unattached to achieving our goals? Is it even possible, or is it an unattainable oxymoron? I believe that being committed towards goals AND being unattached to if, when, and how they get achieved is where the most exciting things happen. But most of us are committed and ATTACHED. And that creates tunnel vision at best, stress and misery at worst.

In today's episode, I talk about shifting our big audacious goals from being something we must achieve into something that inspires creativity in us. I explain what it means to be committed and unattached to your goals and how unattached does not mean detached. I discuss why we shouldn't attach ourselves to results and when failure can be exciting. I also share a framework for assessing your level of commitment and attachment to your goals, and several questions you can ask yourself to lower your attachment.

“The most boring thing we can do is set out for a goal and get there. And yet so many of us get really attached to that being the outcome.” – Erin M Baker

This week on Shift-Starters:

• The power of my favorite word, “and”
• What it means to be committed and unattached
• The exciting parts of failure and what meanings we make of it
• Moonshot goals and what we expect from achieving those goals
• How attaching yourself to achieving goals can prevent you from pursuing other things
• Learning to enjoy the process instead of getting the results
• The difference between being “unattached” and “detached”
• How you can assess your level of commitment and attachment to your goals
• The questions you can ask yourself to help you become more unattached to your goals

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