I was listening to a recent episode of the Mindpump podcast, and the hosts were interviewing a caller. She was talking about being in great shape but feeling like she needed a new goal. The answer surprised me: you don’t always have to have goals.

They weren’t saying goals are bad, or counter-productive, or anything like that. To the contrary, they lauded her progress and hard work. But, the suggestion was… at some point, you just have to stop and enjoy it.

Host Adam Schafer started off by asking why she felt like she needed to see a nutritionist. What led to the nutritionist and setting goals? She responded that she liked the little challenges, and cited some examples. She likes something to “shoot for.”

Schafer advised, “I’m going to say something you’re probably not going to like…I’d go in the opposite direction… I can tell you’re already good… you’re fit and healthy… if everything has to be attached to something you’re chasing…. Can you just enjoy the process? You’re the client I’d push back on.”

“Can you start to intuitively eat and intuitively train?”

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