Having major goals and working hard to achieve them has always been seen as a good thing. But what if they make you miserable?
She says she has a"really burning sense of ambition and disappointment" about her unrealised goal — but she also"completely and wholeheartedly" values all she's accomplished in her career.
"I don't know that I'll ever get to a point where I go: 'Oh, I've achieved all the things I want to achieve — I'm a happy camper'," she says.If a major goal is distressing rather than motivating you, Dr Williams recommends you engage in"conscious self-reflection" or do"a bit of a check-in on yourself".
"That progress in itself should be satisfying, because you are stepping towards that outcome — even if in the moment it feels a bit unpleasant and it requires sacrifice," she says.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Canberra woman recalls horror of having breast implant surgery while awakeA Canberra mother-of-three says she wants to warn women about the dangers of getting breast implants after her botched surgery at the hands of a GP who she thought was a qualified plastic surgeon.
Read more »
New satellite images show impact WestConnex is having on Sydney homesNew satellite images suggest tunnelling for the $17 billion WestConnex project might be having a much greater impact than first thought.
Read more »
I almost couldn't go overseas, despite having a valid passport. Here's why.Just one week out from jet-setting off on the trip of a lifetime, with what she thought was a valid passport, Melanie Vujkovic discovers she needs at least six months validity to travel — cue panic.
Read more »
You'd be forgiven for having royal commission fatigue, but this one's important. Here's whyThis is the seventh royal commission in as many years, but in many ways the royal commission into the mistreatment of people with a disability should have been far ahead of the queue.
Read more »
'We’ve taken the politics out of building things', says Berejiklian, in shadow of stadium sagaThe NSW Premier's explanation of her extraordinary statement reveals why the Liberals won't stop the demolition.
Read more »
Why is the Murray-Darling Basin so important and how did we end up at this point?Amid the deaths of millions of fish and a scathing royal commission report, a war of words has erupted around the Murray–Darling Basin. How did we get here?
Read more »
Overseas doctors not the answer to regional shortfall, GPs sayWith more locally trained Australian doctors than ever before, why can't they go to the regions?
Read more »
Kyrgios fumes at double-standard after Djoker lossKyrgios is furious with the media. 🔥 9WWOS
Read more »
Becks’ statue shocker: ‘Look at my chin!’David Beckham's reaction 😂
Read more »
Why the UK is turning on Prince HarryThese are some things British people like: contentious referendums, Marmite, Top Gear (years 2002 to 2013) and — Prince Harry.
Read more »