Podcast Episode 5: Unexpected Ways to Move Forward with Lori Jackson
January is a time when we hear a lot about goals, and whether you are someone who is all in on changing everything in 2021, if you’ve decided you’re done with new year’s resolutions or if you feel like you’ve already fallen off the bandwagon for the year, I think you’ll find a lot of powerful insights from our guest today.
Lori Jackson is the author of Practicing Progress, a brilliant book about finding the right balance of being okay with where you are and moving forward at the same time. In addition to being the mother of 4, and grandmother to 4, She runs a blog at ChoosingWisdom.org and has also published 2 journals designed to help you develop positive habits and take your gratitude practice to the next level.
Lori is an expert on positive change and practicing progress and I am so excited to have her help us unpack our own thoughts about our goals and identify what we can do to make the process not more effective, but a lot more fun and enjoyable along the way.
5. Unexpected Ways to Make Real Progress with Lori Jackson
January is a time when we hear a lot about goals, and whether you are someone who is all in on changing everything in 2021, if you’ve decided you’re done with new year’s resolutions or if you feel like you’ve already fallen off the bandwagon for the year, I think you’ll find a lot of powerful insights from our guest today. Lori Jackson is the author of Practicing Progress, a brilliant book about finding the right balance of being okay with where you are and moving forward at the same time.
Things to remember from this episode:
- Gratitude changes everything, and taking the time to WRITE down what you’re grateful for (and I would add that it’s powerful to include in our gratitude practice our own small wins) will change not just your perspective but your productivity as well.
- Be mindful of allowing social media and other influences to create your own unrealistic expectations, and instead focus on 1 % improvement–what is the next small step you can take towards a goal and how can you celebrate when you do? Also find ways to embrace your story in an empowering way with you as the hero who overcomes difficult circumstances
- Instead of White-Knuckling and resisting urges, focus on becoming more aware of what you want now and what you want in the future
- Embrace things that take you outside of your comfort zone because that is where the real growth happens. Be okay with being imperfect and consider that a super power!
- Anticipate setbacks, think about what you will do when they do happen and create plans to both prevent them and keep going when they do happen.
Get the recipe for Lori’s San Francisco Soup Company copycat Coconut Dhal with Butternut Squash
Find Lori online:
Lori’s Book and Journals available on Amazon