Summary: I challenged you to get uncomfortable this week. Now I want to dig into doing simple things that serve a bigger purpose. Giving your discomfort a purpose to work towards the vision and goals you have for your life. I want to break it down, keep it simple, and encourage you to drop your all-or-nothing mindset. <br> <br> <br> <br> This past weekend I did another Abundance Day (aka Yes Day) with my kids. <br> <br> Last year I did this and shared my takeaways in <a title="71. I let my kids do whatever they wanted all day, here is what happened" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/abundance-parenting-kids/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this episode "I let my kids do whatever they wanted all day"</a><br> <br> Discomfort on purpose<br> <a title="139. Are you TOO comfortable? And what is it costing you?" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/uncomfortable-on-purpose/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Last week I shared how we are building lives of comfort</a> but discomfort can serve a purpose. In the episode, I shared my own experiences with this and challenged you to do something uncomfortable ON PURPOSE (#uncomfortableonpurpose)<br> <br> I love to hear what you are working on (on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/simpleonpurpose.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> and in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/simpleonpurposecommunity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook group</a>)<br> <br> <br> Let's build on the purpose we can give our discomfort<br> There is value in going out of your comfort zone, practicing that, and growing your tolerance for feeling uncomfortable<br> <br> There is also value in the empowerment and drive we get when we are working towards something we really want.<br> <br> <br> If we call it a goal, does that have a stigma for you?<br> Do you feel like 'goal' is corporate and stuffy? Or maybe you feel like a goal will uphaul your whole life and bring failure and disappointment with it. <br> <br> <br> The truth is that we have good reasons to NOT set a goal<br> There are benefits that we get by staying where we are and not doing the work of setting a goal. <br> <br> Some of them include never challenging <a title="76. Why it matters what you think (limiting mindsets in motherhood)" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/limiting-mindsets-motherhood/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">what we believe about ourselves</a>, never needing to face discomfort, never having to figure it out, or do the work of showing up!<br> <br> <br> Remember that a goal won't make you a 'better' person<br> We do have this invisible hierarchy of what makes people superior. We kinda secretly think that someone who sets goals and follows through (or looks a certain way or has certain things) is somehow a 'better person'. Let's throw these measuring sticks into the bonfire. You don't need a goal to be a worthy person. <br> <br> <br> Maybe goals feel like an emotional burdern, so how about the idea of 'giving your brain a job'<br> Our brain is running in the background solving the negative problems we have told it to focus on (problem-minded). We have trained our brains to do this. <br> <br> How about we give our brain the job of solving some positive problems (solution-minded). <br> <br> <br> Give your brain a job, call it a goal if you want<br> Either way, consider what the bigger purpose is for what you want to work towards. <br> If you feel like you don't really know what you want in your life, use these free worksheets<br> <a href="https://simple-on-purpose.ck.page/af43b6835f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Live your vision worksheets</a><br> <br> <a href="https://simple-on-purpose.ck.page/b980031d3f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Live your values worksheets</a><br> <br>
