You're Allowed to Change Your Mind About the Life You Said You Wanted

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of allowing oneself to change their mind about life goals and desires as a form of personal growth.

In this episode we’ll talk about: Why changing your mind about what you want isn't inconsistency — it's growth How goals set by a previous version of you can become cages for the current version Why we feel guilty for wanting something different than what we declared How God often uses shifting desires as direction not distraction What becomes possible when you give yourself permission to evolve without apology And more… CONNECT WITH ME… → Instagram — @mattgottesman → My Substack — mattgottesman.substack.com → Apparel — thenicheisyou.com RESOURCES… → Recommended Book List — CLICK HERE → Masterclass — CLICK HERE WORKSHOPS + MASTERCLASS: → Need MORE clarity ? - Here’s the FREE … 6 Days to Clarity Workshop - clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play → Write, Design, Build: Content Creator Studio & OS - Growing the niche of you, your audience, reach, voice, passion & income OTHER RELATED EPISODES: Faith Isn’t Knowing the Whole Path… It’s Taking the Next Honest Step Apple: https://apple.co/3MB62Iu Spotify: https://bit.ly/4rZw3RN

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Gottesman

Topics covered

• personal growth
• changing desires
• goal setting
• self-acceptance
• evolution
• guilt

Keywords

• personal growth
• changing your mind
• goals
• self improvement
• evolution
• guilt
• desires

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Instagram, Substack, thenicheisyou.com, Recommended Book List, Masterclass, 6 Days to Clarity Workshop, Content Creator Studio & OS

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