Discover What You Want in 2025
Why do New Year's resolutions usually fail by February? Dr. Rick and I explore why traditional goal-setting falls short and offer a new approach to creating lasting change. We discuss how we can uncover our authentic wants and needs, move away from a punishment mindset, and use our new knowledge to find fulfillment. This episode will teach you how to get more out of any other New Year’s content you listen to.
Rick and I walk through a practical example of brain dumping “shoulds,” shifting the focus from means to ends, and working with internal resistance. We end the episode with a role-play focused on working with someone who wants to find a more meaningful relationship.
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Key Topics:
0:00: Introduction
2:35: A sense of fulfillment, and other healthy ways of orienting to our goals
14:00: Cataloguing our “shoulds”, and being driven by a sense of enthusiasm
23:20: How Forrest has personally connected with his authentic wants
30:15: The “punishment part”
35:50: Practical techniques for identifying our values
41:45: A roleplay of how to find a meaningful relationship
51:25: Reviewing the roleplay
55:05: Knowing your why
59:50: Developing your personal psychology, and surrendering to the best within you
1:03:40: Recap
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