Writing Coach Podcast 121: Mission Accomplished

WCP121 Mission: Accomplished

Who gets to decide if you’re accomplished or not? Is there somebody actually keeping score? Often one of the motivating reasons we set a goal is to feel accomplished. That can be a real challenge if it’s an emotion that’s unfamiliar to you.

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Who gets to decide if you’re accomplished or not?

Is there somebody actually keeping score?

Often one of the motivating reasons we set a goal is to feel accomplished. That can be a real challenge if it’s an emotion that’s unfamiliar to you.

If you have a strong habit of naysaying what you do and repeatedly telling yourself that you’re not accomplished (yet/enough), reaching external milestones is unlikely to undo your habitual or default thoughts.

Let’s examine how you’re defining accomplishment for yourself and how to create more of it.

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