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Uplifting quotes & Inspiring Thoughts
by Eugene
Last post
 November 15th, 2024
...See more I hope you can help me add uplifting and inspiring quotes here. Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today. ― Thích Nhất Hạnh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life FH:54
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Conquering your goals: Masterpost
by Hope
Last post
 October 17th, 2024
...See more Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well. This is the master post for our Conquering Goals series. Participating in all posts of the series (you have to complete the task attached to each post or answer the questions) will earn you a certificate.  Introduction to the series (This post is just for general info, participation is not required) [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/GoalsandAccomplishments_653/NewSeriesIsHereConqueringyourGoalsChooseSetandRealizeYourGoals_333457/] * Setting the right goals [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/HopesCorner_2162/ConqueringyourgoalsSettingtherightgoals_333816/]  * System Vs Goals [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/GoalsandAccomplishments_653/ConqueringyourGoalsSeriesSystemvsGoals_334194/] * Mastery and Pleasure in Goal Setting [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/GoalsandAccomplishments_653/MasteryandPleasureinGoalSettingConqueringYourGoalsSeries_334752/] * Goal Setting Techniques [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/GoalsandAccomplishments_653/ConqueringyourGoalsGoalSettingTechniques_334996] * Dealing with Setbacks [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/GoalsandAccomplishments_653/ConqueringyourGoalsDealingwithSetbacks_335572/] * Motivation, Discipline, and Resilience [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/GoalsandAccomplishments_653/ConqueringyourgoalsMotivationDisciplineandResilience_336005] * Accountability [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/GoalsandAccomplishments_653/ConqueringyourgoalsAccountability_336526/] * Celebrating Milestones [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/GoalsandAccomplishments_653/ConqueringyourGoalsCelebratingMilestones_336781/] 🏆Submit this form once you have completed all participation [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGL9HdmnajbnVSOAbcJRIDdbw0w_rVeet0jqMVkOE1G-7FGQ/viewform] (It is an open-book quiz, you can refer back to the posts. Minimum score is 16/20 to pass) Series is now open for participation. Complete all prompts given in the posts and submit the series evaluation form to earn a certificate. The deadline is January 12, 2025. 
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August Gratitude Challenge: what are you grateful for?
by tommy
Last post
 October 12th, 2024
...See more This discussion forms part of our Life Challenges event. Click here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/siteupdates/EventsDiscussions_2666/August2024getinvolvedwithourlifechallengesevent_333814/] to read more about it! Life is hard and it's important that we're kind to ourselves. In the hustle and bustle of day-to-day challenges our achievements and gratitude can become easily clouded. This month we are going to try that little bit harder to acknowledge and celebrate everything that we are grateful for. How do I participate? 1. Every day for the month of August revisit this thread and list one new thing that you are grateful for. It can be something small like developing the strength to achieve a goal, or it could be something bigger and more meaningful. The possibilities are endless! 2. If you'd like to get reminded to post in the thread, click the subscribe bookmark in the bottom left hand corner. This will notify you each time someone replies to the thread, providing you with a natural reminder to post your daily gratitude.  3. Share the love. Share your support of others if you can by upvoting or replying to their posts. It can take a lot to share your gratitude so creating a safe space here is crucial for everyone's comfort.   4. There is no pressure to commit to it every day, but it'll be great and no doubt very rewarding if you could!  So, what are you grateful for today? 
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Being Thankful and Going Crazy at the same time. I cannot grasp the disciplines.
by IsayUncle
Last post
 31 minutes ago
...See more I'm starting this thread in the first week of 2025. Three years of struggle has put me in a spot of advantage. But now that I'm in that spot of advantage, I can't seem to take advantage of the time to make it more beneficial.  I think it's because I don't have a strong support group (other than here on 7-cups). And also, being 65 is slowing me down a bit when I still need to be going full steam. The biggest deterrent to me is my brain going 9000 miles an hour about all the things that I wanna do and wanna get done. I simply exhaust myself. I have done so many things in the past three years to stay on track and push past obstacles and hardships that it's getting monotonous to keep trying and I wish I had the money that I could just stop and relax. But I can't, not even close! I may deserve a break but I am not entitled to a break. Bummer, right?  I have no choice but go strategically crazy for 2025. If I do it right, I may set myself up with some residual income.
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2025 Week #2 Weekly Goal Sharing! (Monday 01/06/25 - Sunday 01/12/25)
by IsayUncle
Last post
 2 hours ago
...See more I welcome anyone to commit to a goal here today.  But importantly, talk about getting it done..... or why it didn't happen yet. To praise each other for our efforts and wins. While supporting each other through trials and setbacks. And to continue trying and not give up. Remember:  Every Goal should be considered "Worthy". Never belittle your achievements and be proud of yourself for your daily accomplishments! Whether they be Complex or Simple. Getting out of bed is a good day..... Good job I say! Share your goals today, for support and encouragement.
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2025 Week #1 Weekly Goal Sharing! (Monday 12/30/24 - Sunday 01/05/25)
by IsayUncle
Last post
 2 hours ago
...See more I welcome anyone to commit to a goal here today.  But importantly, talk about getting it done..... or why it didn't happen yet. To praise each other for our efforts and wins. While supporting each other through trials and setbacks. And to continue trying and not give up. Remember:  Every Goal should be considered "Worthy". Never belittle your achievements and be proud of yourself for your daily accomplishments! Whether they be Complex or Simple. Getting out of bed is a good day..... Good job I say! Share your goals today, for support and encouragement.
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Weekly sharing of Goals! Week #52 2024 (Monday 12/23/24 - Sunday 12/29/24)
by IsayUncle
Last post
 15 hours ago
...See more I welcome anyone to commit to a goal here today.  But importantly, talk about getting it done..... or why it didn't happen yet. To praise each other for our efforts and wins. While supporting each other through trials and setbacks. And to continue trying and not give up. Remember:  Every Goal should be considered "Worthy". Never belittle your achievements and be proud of yourself for your daily accomplishments! Whether they be Complex or Simple. Getting out of bed is a good day..... Good job I say! Share your goals today, for support and encouragement.
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Using 52 weeks of 2025 as gifts for potential accomplishment. Week #1 Monday 12/30/25 - Sunday 01/05/25
by IsayUncle
Last post
 Friday
...See more I give thanks for 2023, When I coulndn't function at all due to mental duress. To get out of bed was an accomplishment to be proud of......, BUT I did it, and then I started adding other little acomplishments. I give thanks for 2024 When I was able to function beyound the daily requirements. To discover employment and successful bill payments. I give thanks for not giving up and discovering numerous methods on a weekly basis to help through the hopelss times. Through all these efforts I discovered a basic sense of daily balance I  have phrased as "My Core Balance Chores"  I give thanks to numerous friends, mentors and aquaintances here on 7-cups that held me upright when I felt like falling, failing and quitting. With all this thankfulness I wish to walk forward in 2025 with a thankful spirit, for it to be felt by others and enough accomplishments for the ability to help others locally and personally with physical and financial commitments, along with moral support and understanding. TO MAKE THAT A REALITY, I MUST SUCCEED THE BEST I CAN ONE DAY AT A TIME, ONE WEEK AT A TIME. I am not guaranteed today, so I'm surely not guaranteed the next 52 weeks. While giving thanks for when I can function for an entire day, or an entire week, these are the things I'd like to get done.   
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2024 November Stay STUCK in my own Muck OR FIGHT like never before!
by IsayUncle
Last post
 Wednesday
...See more I HAVE HIT ROCK BOTTOM AGAIN. I've made progress in 2024 but here towards the end of the year, trials and tribulations have me feeling impotent and useless once again. This rock bottom is not the same rock bottom as a year or two ago. I know from my accomplishments this rock bottom can be approached with some extra advantages. With that said, ROCK BOTTOM is ROCK BOTTOM regardless of what you have or what you don't have. Rock bottom makes you feel impotent and useless. (I am grateful and give thanks for all of my blessings) BEEN STUCK IN THIS EPISODE OF MY OWN MUCK FOR TOO LONG AND I'M TIRED OF IT! TIME TO FIGHT AGAIN! (Fight or give up..... my choice..... my results) This is my November fight. Family Relations, Nephew intrusion into my space.... Started as an asset but quickly turned negative.... TRY TO SAVE a positve spin to it. Holiday Communications. Keep equipment repaired to make money. Make money.  All feels hopeless, futile and disparing.  Where is the sunshine after all of last years hard work and progress? Maybe my December post will feel more fruitful.
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What will *YOU* do different next year?
by JamieRoseX
Last post
 Tuesday
...See more Hi! I thought I might make a few prompts to reflect on if you want 2025 to be the best year possible. Just read through the prompts down below and maybe journal on them if you have issues to find an answer! How well did I do in the areas "work", "relationships", "physical health", "mental health" and "free time" in 2024 on a scale of 0-10? Which one(s) do I want to work on the most in 2025? (doesn't/don't have to be the ones rated worst) Why did I rate these areas the way I did? How can I better the good aspects of these areas? How can I improve the bad things that happened in that area of my life? Note down 1 actionable step you want to do to improve these/this area(s) each day, each week and each month! What are your ideas? P.S. you can also journal about how to achieve a certain goal!
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Weekly sharing of Goals! Week #51 2024 (Monday 12/16/24 - Sunday 12/22/24)
by IsayUncle
Last post
 December 23rd
...See more I welcome anyone to commit to a goal here today.  But importantly, talk about getting it done..... or why it didn't happen yet. To praise each other for our efforts and wins. While supporting each other through trials and setbacks. And to continue trying and not give up. Remember:  Every Goal should be considered "Worthy". Never belittle your achievements and be proud of yourself for your daily accomplishments! Whether they be Complex or Simple. Getting out of bed is a good day..... Good job I say! Share your goals today, for support and encouragement. @Apeatrice @decisiveBranch2794 @IchooseLife79 @cloudySummer @mytwistedsoul @KristenHR @Tinywhisper11 @CyclingThroughLife @Psalm139 @Enthenia @anonyTortoise3336 @spicyavocado3788 @neatBlueberry5213 @AmyK1234 @ivoryLakeuk @MusokeHere @seashell145 And Any Others. If you want to be added to the tag list, let me know. 😃
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I need help with avoidance.
by Husband321
Last post
 December 22nd
...See more I have been trying to overcome my tendency to be avoidant with things which I am afraid that I will mess up or fail. It's keeping me from going for my dreams and having a great life.
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Weekly sharing of Goals! Week #50 2024 (Monday 12/09/24 - Sunday 12/15/24)
by IsayUncle
Last post
 December 12th
...See more I welcome anyone to commit to a goal here today.  But importantly, talk about getting it done..... or why it didn't happen yet. To praise each other for our efforts and wins. While supporting each other through trials and setbacks. And to continue trying and not give up. Remember:  Every Goal should be considered "Worthy". Never belittle your achievements and be proud of yourself for your daily accomplishments! Whether they be Complex or Simple. Getting out of bed is a good day..... Good job I say! Share your goals today, for support and encouragement. @Apeatrice @decisiveBranch2794 @IchooseLife79 @cloudySummer @mytwistedsoul @KristenHR @Tinywhisper11 @CyclingThroughLife @Psalm139 @Enthenia @anonyTortoise3336 @spicyavocado3788 @neatBlueberry5213 @AmyK1234 @ivoryLakeuk @MusokeHere @seashell145 And Any Others. If you want to be added to the tag list, let me know. 😃
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Conquering your Goals: Goal Setting Techniques
by Hope
Last post
 December 11th
...See more Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well. It's time for another post in the Conquering Your Goals series. In this series, we have covered setting the right goals, setting up systems to reach our goals and the role of mastery and pleasure in goal setting. Now that we have some clarity on the foundational ideas that guide our efforts toward our goals, we can move into the specifics of how to frame/set our goals. This week we will discuss the different goal-setting techniques one can use to set goals you are more likely to achieve.  Here are the three techniques we will cover * SMART Goals (Perhaps the most popular and talked about on 7 Cups) * OKRs & Goal Stacking (More commonly used in corporate environments) * Backward Goal Setting/Reverse Engineering (Best for when you don’t know what to do to get where you want to go) No. 1: SMART Goals SMART is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. It is a smart way of remembering how to set your goals so that you are more likely to achieve them..  Here is what these terms mean: * Specific: Your goal needs to be specific. Instead of saying you want to feel strong, narrow it down to something specific like ‘I want to be able to bench press 40 pounds’ * Measurable: Your goal needs to have a measure associated with it that you can look at to track progress. Instead of aiming to walk a lot, aim to walk additional XXX steps everyday.  * Achievable: It needs to be realistic, If you walk 1000 steps daily and now you want to walk 15000 the next day, that is unrealistic for most people.  * Relevant: It should be in alignment with your core values.  * Time-bound: There needs to be clarity on when you want to achieve it. How long do you have.  Now let's look at a common goal and how it changes when you apply the SMART technique to it  Goal: I want to be a good cook.  SMART Applied: I will have mastered cooking seasoned rice, two types of lean proteins, and 5 different vegetables by the end of November.   No. 2: OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) It stands for Objectives and Key Results. Using this strategy you will phrase the goal in a clear measurable way and then list down 4-6 tasks you will do to achieve this objective.  Objective: Where you want to go (It needs to have a metric attached to it so you can tell if you went there!) Key Results: How you plan to get there Let's look at an example of a common goal Goal: I want to reduce my screen time Objective: Reduce screen time, measured by reducing phone usage to less than 1 hour daily by November 15, 2024 * Replace bedtime phone usage with X-book * Replace my phone alarm with an old-school alarm clock * Keep my phone in a separate room * Schedule phone usage times * Only pick up my phone to answer phone calls outside phone usage time.  Now when comes Nov 15, I as the goal setter would mark off the KRs I have implemented and then see if I actually managed to reach my goal. If not, adjust your KRs and/or your goal and try again! Usually, companies use OKRs to set goals for every quarter of the year (every 3 months) to stay on track. For personal use, you can use them however you like No. 3: Backward Goal Setting/Reverse Engineering The first two techniques are more suitable when you have a reasonable idea of what you need to do. But sometimes we have a broader idea of what we want but are unsure how to get there. Then it helps to use this technique to get some ideas! Like the name suggests, first we look at what we want to achieve and then we work backwards to the steps we need to take.  In the post where we discussed our goals in alignment with core values. Many people identified family as a value they cherish. It so happens to also be one of the more complex areas of goal settings so lets use that as an example.  So Alex wishes to have a family where everyone feels like they belong. Here is how she uses this technique.  Goal: Create a family environment where everyone feels connected, heard and respected.  Let's see what milestones will likely happen before such a goal is realized.  Here is what likely will happen: * Family members being able to speak their mind * Conflict resolved in an effective manner  * Family comes together in some form of frequent fashion doing things the members want to do * People feel comfortable to share what they truly feel * People come together to celebrate things that matter to them  * People will know what everyone is going through  Based on the things that should happen before I feel like my family members respect each other and are connected. I think the following milestones need be reached:  * Milestone 1: Regular family communication and conflict resolution. * Milestone 2: Consistent and meaningful family activities. * Milestone 3: Established family traditions and rituals. * Milestone 4: Open and honest emotional sharing among family members. Now let's see how one can reach these milestones Milestone 1 (Regular Communication): * Step 1:  Educate family members on active listening and empathy. * Step 2: Create a family group chat where there is a weekly prompt that encourages communication * Step 3: Enforce agreed upon guidelines that prevent family members from using the group chat in a way that can create or add to conflict.  Milestone 2 (Consistent Family Activities): * Step 1: Have family members send activities they want to do in the family group chat * Step 2: Schedule a monthly family outing or activity that everyone enjoys. Use the group chat so people can vote on what they want to do.  Milestone 3 (Family Traditions and Rituals): * Step 1: Create a family calendar where family members add any important things happening in their life.  * Step 2: At the weekly meeting, dedicate time to acknowledging/supporting or celebrating the member(s) in their weekly happenings Milestone 4 (Emotional Sharing): * Step 1: Whenever conflict arises, it will be addressed in the family meetings * Step 2: People take turns holding a mug and sharing what they are feeling, others do not talk while the person with the mug shares. They take turns until all things are said * Step 3: The family provides listening support/empathy and write down 3 steps they can take to support the people involved. Same process to support someone going through a tough time.  So now Alex can take all these goals and use either the SMART goals technique or OKRs to start working on these smaller steps to reach her goal. More complex goals such as these can take months to years so it helps to break them down and just focus on the very next step. If you use the systems right, your goals will be met while you only focus on whats the next step!  Applying these techniques essentially helps you create systems to reach your goals.  🔦Tasks for you (Please complete both) Think of one goal you have. One that is in alignment with your core values. Then complete the following tasks.  Part 1: Apply the SMART Method to it. See the example above in SMART section for inspiration. You may keep this answer brief.  Part 2: Apply either OKRs OR Backward Goal Setting to the same goal and share with us. Please provide thorough and detailed answers for the second part of the task.  If you chose: * OKRs: You will need to make sure the goal is clearly defined, has a measurable element to it, and has at least 4 KRs. The KRs need to be specific  * Backward Goal Setting/Reverse Engineering: You only need to talk about 1 milestone that leads to your goal and 2-3 steps to reach that 1 milestone. Refer to the example above to better understand.  Note: I understand that these methods can be daunting. You are not aiming for perfection, just apply them as it makes sense and if need be I will provide some feedback on the changes you can make to better use the method and together we will learn by doing! It is common to not get it the first time.  ------------------------- This post is part of the Conquering Your Goals Series. Check out all the posts here.  [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/GoalsandAccomplishments_653/ConqueringyourgoalsMasterpost_334193/]
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Weekly sharing of Goals! Week #49 2024 (Monday 12/02/24 - Sunday 12/08/24)
by IsayUncle
Last post
 December 7th, 2024
...See more I welcome anyone to commit to a goal here today.  But importantly, talk about getting it done..... or why it didn't happen yet. To praise each other for our efforts and wins. While supporting each other through trials and setbacks. And to continue trying and not give up. Remember:  Every Goal should be considered "Worthy". Never belittle your achievements and be proud of yourself for your daily accomplishments! Whether they be Complex or Simple. Getting out of bed is a good day..... Good job I say! Share your goals today, for support and encouragement. @Apeatrice @decisiveBranch2794 @IchooseLife79 @cloudySummer @mytwistedsoul @KristenHR @Tinywhisper11 @CyclingThroughLife @Psalm139 @Enthenia @anonyTortoise3336 @spicyavocado3788 @neatBlueberry5213 @AmyK1234 @ivoryLakeuk @MusokeHere @seashell145 And All Others. If you want to be added to the tag list, let me know. 😃

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