Monthly Goal Achievement Journal

I saw a post about writing a monthly goal achievement journal on one of the social media channels and my response was curious and prompted this blog!

“End of Month – Review and Reflect ….. Do you review the end of the month before planning the next? I think it’s very important or you may find yourself setting the same goals every single month and not hitting them.”

What if

“What a good idea” I thought but at the same time I could feel the anxiety starting to build in my chest and my brain started whirring around with a chaotic collection of ‘what ifs’. The anxiety and ‘what ifs’ mixed together produced a heady cocktail of fear and I could feel my head racing ahead putting up barriers and awakening my internal managers!

What if I don’t achieve the goals I set out at the beginning of the month?
What if I set unachievable goals, which will set myself up for failure and at the end of the month, validate my ‘not good enough’ part of me!?
What if I set goals and achieve them at the expense of other tasks, which may crop up during the month and are put to one side leaving possible opportunities missed and I fail?
What if I don’t know what I want to achieve this month, how will I feel with without any goals to achieve?

Self Reflection

The ‘what ifs’ kept coming and all of them seemed to have a conclusion that I am either going to fail or will feel ‘not good enough’. This mental process happened in a moment in my head like a movie on fast-forward! My head stopped the torrent of ‘what ifs’ and I took a breath, took stock of what had just happened and being aware of my response to the post gave me pause for self reflection.

Take control of anxiety

I believe life is for living in the here and now, the best way we can and setting yourself up for failure is not the best way. I also understand after many hours of counselling, ‘who I am’ and ‘what I want’ and as a counsellor I endeavour to help others discover their inner selves making them stronger and more self-aware. If your anxiety takes over and it controls you, counselling can help you find ways for you to control your anxiety.

Written by your local counsellor in Fleet, Caroline at Caroline Ellison Counselling – this is my experience and these are my opinions. Carpe Diem.

Blog article inspired by post written by Joanne Baxas – Blogger and Community Leader – Helping Women Navigate Life After 50

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