After closing our business (and several other slate-clearing situations that followed) my husband and I started doing this exercise a lot. We check in often as we’re actively designing and rebuilding our lives. It’s so empowering when you realize what’s at the heart of certain goals because, not only can you start to find new ways or alternative paths to the real thing, oftentimes a version of it already exists or is far more accessible than the monster goal that represented it!
After closing our business (and several other slate-clearing situations that followed) my husband and I started doing this exercise a lot. We check in often as we’re actively designing and rebuilding our lives. It’s so empowering when you realize what’s at the heart of certain goals because, not only can you start to find new ways or alternative paths to the real thing, oftentimes a version of it already exists or is far more accessible than the monster goal that represented it!
Really well said, building a life that affords that kind of independence is certainly something I value as successful too.