What sets your heart on fire?

How Do You Motivate Yourself to Set and Achieve New Goals?

Often, the goals we set are about changing something we believe we’re doing wrong.

We want to lose weight, eat healthier, drink less alcohol.

Goals that, at first, feel realistic and motivating—especially when we manage to stick with them for a while.

But suddenly, they’re gone.

The running shoes are gathering dust.
The number on the scale is moving in the wrong direction.
And it hurts when what you wished for… doesn’t happen. Again.

Why does this keep happening?

Is it laziness? Lack of discipline? Or… something entirely different?

Maybe we’re motivating ourselves the wrong way.

Research shows that the most impactful, natural, and sustainable kind of growth doesn’t come from trying to fix what’s “wrong.” It comes from focusing on what we already do well: our natural talents and strengths. To help you uncover your own talents and strengths, ask yourself:

What sets your heart on fire?
What brings you to life emotionally and energetically?
What gives you a deeper connection with the people around you?
What’s that one topic you just can’t stop talking about?
What’s the thing you can’t wait to happen?

This is a completely different path

A path where you stop using a negative mindset focused on fixing flaws, and instead begin building a world where you ignite your inner light and shine in a way that is unique and deeply valuable. To do this, you need to take your talents and strengths seriously. It’s so easy to fall back into a problem-focused way of thinking. So, support yourself. Remind yourself daily of your strengths. Nurture them.

Write them on a note and stick it on your fridge.
Paint them and hang them above your bed.
Every evening, ask yourself how you used your strengths that day—write it in a journal.

And whenever you’re given a new challenge, ask yourself:

“How can I use my strengths to solve this?”

It all starts with discovering your talents and strengths.

So—what sets your heart on fire?