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Set goals to build agency during challenges

Set goals to build agency during challenges

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Set goals to build agency during challenges

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When going through a tough moment, it's easy to feel powerless. And when you feel powerless, your natural inclination will probably be to try to regain control. We sacrifice so much wellness trying to attain and maintain control in life, but most of the time control is more of an illusion than a reality. So instead of control, I want you to pursue agency and self-efficacy. Agency is the sense that you can make your own choices and influence your own thoughts and behavior. Self-efficacy is the belief in your ability to succeed. Together, they will help you feel empowered and increase your resilience. One tool that will help you build agency and thus self-efficacy in your life is goal setting. Setting goals helps you take an active role in your own life. You're not just reacting to whatever happens to you. You're intentionally pointing your compass toward the life that you want to live. To set meaningful, actionable goals. I love the three P's method. The three P's are purpose, process,…

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