“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!”
~ Audrey Hepburn
What do you feel is impossible for you to do in your life right now? Have you been considering going back to school? Getting a different job? Changing careers? Changing a bad habit?
Whatever it is, it’s completely possible. It’s not only possible, it can be made doable.
We have a tendency to go balls to the wall heading into every new year. Our intentions are good. We’re motivated.
Then we’re not. And the main reason we fail is that we didn’t create a plan to succeed. That plan needs to include baby steps, “what if” scenarios, cheerleaders, and a journal. (My go-to journal right now is the Panda Planner.)
According to the self-determination theory of motivation, we need to feel competency for the task, have autonomy to do the task, and have supportive relationships. These three things must be in place for us to develop the intrinsic motivation necessary to succeed.
Maybe motivation isn’t your challenge. Maybe it’s fear of change or failure. If that’s the case, then read yesterday’s post for encouragement.
Let’s make this moment the one where we decide to create a game plan to make the seemingly impossible, possible.
Reference:
Self-determination Theory (n.d.). Retrieved December 23, 2018, from https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/
