When it comes to motivation, what works better - the carrot or the stick? In today’s episode Dr. Julia King is going to help us answer that question. Julia’s a psychologist and yoga teacher with an integrated mind-body approach to psychotherapy. We talk about how to keep your brain motivated to take action, and why it’s so easy to fall off-track when it comes to goals.

Listen in to learn why you struggle with your goals, how you might be setting goals for the wrong reasons, and why you might want to stop setting New Year’s Resolutions. Find out why authentic goals matter, why setting superficial goals can lead to failure, and how to tie your goals to your values to boost your motivation.

Show Highlights

[01:51] How Julia became a therapist after never intending to get into therapy.

[04:51] Why we struggle with goal-setting and reaching our goals. 

[08:11] Danger of using the world “should.”

[11:05] Goals that aren’t appropriate for you and what you can do about them.

[12:35] Reviewing your goals - are you being too hard on yourself?

[13:40] Creating your own path to your individual goals.

[16:02] Does the stick or carrot approach work better for goal-setting?

[18:35] Using self-compassion to achieve our goals.

[25:01] Gear your values and behavior toward the person you want to become.

[29:00] The importance of accepting your starting place.

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