Episode 136 - Why you might not WANT the goal that you THINK you do…especially when it comes to weight loss

Have you ever set a goal and reached it only to find out the result wasn't what you were expecting? When it comes to setting goals, weigh loss is a topic that often comes up and, especially as women, one that both Claire and Serena have had a long history with. In the second episode of our impromptu setting goals mini-series, we'll share how to set set goals in ways where you will enjoy the process and truly meet your needs along the way. We'll also discuss the approaches to goal setting and how it's relevant to so much more than just weight

In this episode we cover:

• The ideals that we have in our heads, especially when it comes to weight
• The mind blowing thing that happened when Claire's friend met her weight loss goal
• What's your "number"?
• Serena's experience with this given her extreme weight loss
• Why we think we want to meet our goals and what happens when we get there
• What is miswanting
• Putting a Needs Lens on Dr. Laurie Santo's Yale course "The Science of Wellbeing"
• The Life Conveyor Belt
• The problem with getting exactly what you wanted
• The outside in approach to meeting your needs
• Who are the happiest people and why?
• The expectations we have in life vs the reality
• The inside out approach to meeting your needs
• How to audit using a Needs Lens
• Finding what works

Episode References:

• The first episode in the goals mini-series - 135 - The problem with goal setting

Notes:

• "Women who are not married and do not have children are the happiest group in the population." The study was done by Paul Dolan, a Happiness Expert and Professor of Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics - https://pauldolan.co.uk/happy-ever-after/prof-paul-dolan-on-the-independent-and-who-the-happiest-people-of-all-are.html

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