More on the theme of 'Doing the Hard Things'

I'm thinking a lot about this theme of 'Doing the Hard Things' at the moment. My reading took me to the following juicy thing to ponder by Reece Robertson: 

When you spend your time in the present consuming anything that doesn’t enable and empower you to reach your future goals and ambitions, life will just start happening to you.

Rather than shaping and creating the future as you desire, things will become increasingly complex, confusing, and hectic. It will feel like you’re a victim of your destiny, rather than the master and creator of it.

Which leads me to the following thought provokers:

How many people in retirement still have goals and ambitions that they're actively working towards?  Do you?  What are they? Are they written down and referred to, often? Are your goals S.M.A.R.T. ones? Are you making solid and sustainable progress towards them?

What are you consuming that doesn't enable and empower you? (Could be the food you eat, the amount of alcohol you drink, the news you watch, television in general, Netflix, social media, the amount of 'stuff' that you own, etc)

In what areas of your life is life 'just happening to you'?

Is life becoming increasingly 'complex, confusing and hectic' for you? How? Why?

And finally... What are you doing about it?

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Finish the sentence...

More than anything, before I die, I want to ___________.  Say the sentence out loud and fill in the blank.

Now, what's the next, logical step?

_{Stolen (with thanks) from Connie Ragen Green - I'm currently reading her book, 'Living the Mentored Life'...}

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20 Journaling Prompts for the New Year

1. What are 3 goals you completed last year?
2.  List 3 goals you didn't get around to
3.  What will be your main focus this year?
4.  What do you feel has been keeping you from achieving your goals?
5.  What are your biggest challenges with regard to productivity?
6.  How could you become more productive?
7.  Name 5 things you could do to improve your life in 2020
8.  What's causing you stress right now?
9.  What are some new stress relief methods you could try this year?
10.  What made you choose this year's resolutions?
11.  If you could achieve any one thing this year, what would it be?
12.  What is something big you achieved last year?
13.  Write a journal entry as if you have already achieved your 2020 resolutions
14.  What are the 3 main areas of your life that you want to improve?
15.  Name 5 people you would like to get back into contact with this year
16.  How do you feel about tracking your progress towards your goals?
17.  List 10 new things to add to your bucket list this year
18.  What is one thing you want to complete in the first quarter of this year?
19.  Do you have support for your goals?
20.  Who is someone you admire for the way they're living their life in retirement?

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What are you still curious about?

Thought Provokers:

What are you still curious about?

And what are you doing to feed that curiosity?

Are you becoming more curious as you get older? Or less?

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Thought Provokers

Who might have their own notions about how YOU will spend your retirement years?

A spouse or partner?

Your adult children?

An elderly parent?

Is there a conversation you need to be having?

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Thought Provokers

Thought Provokers

Your Most Enjoyable Year Yet...

Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Before You Retire...

What's important to YOU?