Patience Is A Virtue
Working towards a goal is not always a simple process.
Let’s face it, there are times when people feel impatient or frustrated if the journey becomes challenging.
So, what to do at those moments?
When people are impatient while working towards goals, they:
May not trust the process and/or themselves.
May want immediate gratification vs. long term benefits.
May fear their ultimate goal will not be met.
May question the actual worth of their goal.
Imagine wanting to create a new healthy nutritional habit. Let’s say that after two weeks of diligently following your new protocol, you don’t see any positive results from your efforts. You fear you have not made any progress.
You may begin to lose trust that spending the time and energy on this goal is worth it. Or, you may feel this particular goal was not a good choice to begin with. You may begin to wonder what would happen to this habit if you lose focus. In the end, you may ultimately feel rumblings of impatience in sticking with your regimen.
Rather than give up altogether, if you recognize and become more aware of which thoughts feed this impatience, you can understand how to continue to approach your goal in a way that will best serve you.
You might want to consider asking yourself these questions:
What are you questioning about the process you are following? Do you need to alter it?
What are you questioning about yourself?
What do you fear will happen if you don’t see immediate results?
What is the difference for you between immediate and long-term results?
How important is it for you to stay the course?
With a coach as a partner alongside you, working through these questions and handling the bumps in the road may help you learn more about yourself as you go forth with your development. The answers to these questions will help you understand what you need to focus on to help you continue to work on your goal with greater satisfaction. The old adage, “patience is a virtue” truly comes into play here. Exercising patience with yourself and your process may benefit you the most.