fbpx

I can still see little 4’11” me trying to make a shot in the looming basketball hoop in 5th grade. With all the strength I could muster, it was nothing but air. Until my friend’s mom told me with a little practice she could show me some techniques so I could eventually make the ball go swish through the net. And she did. Part of releasing shame in my life and achieving my goals was releasing the attitude when I would fail and realizing that my worth wasn’t tied to my goals.

Unmet Goals ≠ Failure

As Edison is renowned to have said after failing 999 times, “I have not failed 1,000 times, I’ve just found 1,000 ways that won’t work.” What a perspective! Of course we know his next try was successful. How many times do we want to give up when we are right around the corner from success? And what if we did not make our goals about us and instead made them an occupation that we worked on for God’s glory rather than our own? That would remove the shame that plagues us when we tie our worth to our endeavors.

Met Goals ≠ Worth

Just as unmet goals do not define us or qualify us, so met goals are also not about us. Goals are a thing and a worthy endeavor when they cause us to pursue holiness and bring God glory. But shifting the focus off ourselves releases any pride or shame from sticking to our goals, either way.

Check out the Seeing Deep blog this week for a mindset hack setting realistic goals and a free download to help you to set SMART Goals.

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This