Understanding Backsliding

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I once heard a great explanation of how to understand the ebbs and flows of life. It referred to our experiences as being like readout on a heart-rate monitor, where the rhythmic highs and lows represent progress in life. Most people expect to live a balanced life and have things go as planned on a daily basis. Yet for some reason, when they reach this level, they feel as if they?ve reached a plateau or, in the case of the heart monitor, that they?ve flatlined.

Even though we commonly hear about the idea of leading a balanced life, we have to realize that balance does not exist. JB Glossinger provides a great example of life balance, referring to it as like being in a musical band. Sometimes, the lead singer is up, and other times, the guitarist is taking a solo. Similar to a band, life fluctuates, and you have to devote more time to certain tasks in order to actually make progress within each respective area.

You may fall behind in certain areas while focusing on a specific endeavor, yet it?s essential not to get caught up in the guilt of backsliding. We all have backslid at some point in our lives. Remember that it?s a part of the ebb and flow of life. Today is about understanding that when backsliding occurs, there are ways we can get back on track. Here are a few ideas:

Organize

Understand where you are, and get clear about your goals. Find a system like?Morning Coach.com to get the ideas going, and understand that even if you backslide, you can make the commitment again.

Find the Reason

Make sure you understand why you?re going after things. Write your goals down and then peel back the onion and question why you want to attain those goals.? You can do this with your partner or coach. Find the whys so you can motivate yourself.? When your reasons are big enough, you will do whatever it takes. Figure out the whys in your life, and make sure you have solid reasons.

Personal Inventory

Take inventory of your progress and the steps that are required to get back on track toward achieving your goals. Make sure you write these steps down and get them out of your head. Once you do, you will relieve yourself of the guilt and worry of having all of these things roaming your mind. By writing down your steps, you create a visible map toward getting back on track.

Remember not to get down on yourself when you backslide. Just realize that it?s part of the ebb and flow of life. It?s never too late to get back on track toward living your dreams and achieving your goals. Make it a great one!

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This entry was posted on Monday, July 30th, 2012 at 8:35 pm and is filed under Personal Development. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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