I wrote a TinyBuddha post in 2011, entitled, “How To Create the Life you Want Using Anchors.”

I was feeling a bit adrift and lost, despite my ample “goals.”

This helped me clarify the intentions I chose to live with:

“The Anchor Project” is a way of clarifying the primary values for your life, and strengthening them by taking consistent, manageable steps to focus on the life you want and minimize the impact of external factors.

I began to list the things I wanted in life. I removed all extraneous or superficial goals from this list, and decided to stick with the core values that I considered to be essential.

I realized that many “goals” were distracting me from obtaining the things I really wanted out of life. So things like, “Run a 5K in under 27 minutes” did not make the cut.

I didn’t need more on my “to-do” list. I needed transformation.

There are underlying values— love, connection, authenticity, etc.

Do your values support your intentions? Are your actions rooted in your values?
Or do you see conflicts?

• This topic was modified 11 years ago by Angela Marchesani.
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