013: Why Goals Feel Hard: Embracing Discomfort to Get Started

From Stuck to Started: Executive Function & ADHD Coaching to Take Action

Working on your goals often comes down to embracing discomfort. I’m sharing a non-traditional way to think about goals. I’ll share practical tips to help you identify and reframe the roadblocks that are keeping you stuck, how to navigate perfectionism and all-or-nothing thinking, and why consistency doesn’t mean what you think it does.

Host: Sarah Lovell, Executive Function and ADHD Coach

Resources Mentioned:

• Sign up for the FREE ADHD Action Plan Private Podcast
• Join the ADHD Coaching Membership: Stuck to Started
• Read the blog version here: https://www.executivefunctioningfirst.com/podcast/013

Connect with Sarah Lovell:

• Website: Executive Functioning First
• Instagram: @executivefunctioningfirst

Music by: AudioCoffee, Inspirational Background

Podcast edit by: Chelsea Koenigsknecht of KC Virtual, Instagram: @KC_Virtual

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