I Think I Reached My Goal, Tiffany. Now What?

If you’ve ever set a goal and worked towards it, and suddenly realize you might have accomplished it, albeit imperfectly…

I want to share something with you.

Because yesterday I had a profound moment of clarity. 

I realized…

That goal I’ve had for years to listen to my intuition and follow it’s guidance?

✨ I’m already doing it. 

Not perfectly. Not all day long. But in real, lived, everyday moments.

When I set about developing this skill, I knew the first step would be to learn to recognize intuition vs. random thoughts. And the second, to stop resisting and start following my inner north star. 

I got stuck on that first step - for years.

I didn’t have the tools yet.

And every time I set the intention to listen … life would take over, and I’d forget. 

It felt like my roles as a mom, partner, homeowner, and coach were all I had space for.

I’d move from one to the next, handling what was in front of me … with no room to introduce anything new.

My mind would tell me:

“This isn’t working. You can’t do it. You’re just not tuned in enough.”

Sometimes I believed it.

I kept going anyway.

I kept setting the intention, kept listening to teachers and guides who had the tools I was lacking, and who were able to give me bridge exercises I could use to bring me closer to my goal. 

Exercises such as guided meditation, open-focus journaling, channeling, and using tools like a pendulum. Becoming an energy healer was also a big opener for me, helping me develop the skills of listening to the quiet whisper of my soul.

Did the ‘negative Nancy’ voice in my head ever stop? No.

Did I ever give up? Also no. 

And what I never realized was the skill of intuition - like so many others - doesn’t come all at once. 

It comes gradually, over time. And in many different forms.

Sometimes it’s a whisper in my mind, or an inner frustration and resistance that helps me see I’m pushing towards something I’m not meant to find.  

Sometimes it’s a firm knowing, an instinctual truth I can’t deny. 

Often it sounds like, “Maybe I should do … xyz.” to which my lizard brain immediately pushes back with some variation of, “No way, that’s stupid!” And the voice goes silent. It’s not here to fight. 

Yesterday morning was ‘alignment heaven’. I was in flow with my inner guide, listening first, then following the nudges I was getting. And the signs were flowing in. Angel numbers everywhere, a prime parking spot in a crowded lot, everything working out beautifully.

And as I sat journaling about it later, it hit me. “I did it! I’m hearing my intuition and actually following it. And I have been for a while now. Wow.”

Does that mean I’m done, I’m all good, never have to work on it again? 

Fast-forward to that afternoon and I’m sitting in my car in a parking lot, waiting for my teenage son to bring his little sister and meet me.

But he’s not answering my texts, not picking up when I call. Over and over I try to reach him and nothing. This is a child who’s glued to his phone, so my mind went to all the things that could’ve gone wrong. I started spinning out and getting frustrated.

When it was clear he’d driven straight home, I gave up and started driving back home too. Peak frustration at this point, and I wanted to just yell in my car (highly therapeutic if you’ve never tried it). 

Yet…I’d had such a magical morning, and that flow and alignment didn’t want to leave me just yet. I could see a clear contrast between where I’d been and where I was in that moment. 

So I started talking it all out loud. Processing, feeling, accepting. 

And guess what? My brain started working again. My thinking, reasoning, planning brain. And the solution dropped in…pure intuition doing it’s thing. 

“Why am I driving back home? What if I just did what I want to do and turn back around. Couldn’t Chris bring Nova when he heads downtown?” Boom! Solution.
 

And then?

The second I called Chris with this new plan, not only did my son pull into the driveway at home (Phew, they’re safe!), but I started noticing little confirmations again - angel numbers, things lining up, the quiet peace that comes with ease and flow.

And what struck me most wasn’t the alignment, or the fun evening, or the joyful memory. 

It was the return to peace.

Because this is the part that often gets missed:

💫 It’s not about staying perfectly connected to your goal, new habit, or state of mind all day.

💫 It’s about noticing when you’re not — and knowing how to come back.

You don’t lose the goal. You just get pulled out of connection with it.

And the moment you soften, regulate, and create space again…it’s still there.
 

Because this is what goal achievement actually looks like in real life.

Imperfect
Inconsistent.

Just doing the thing, again and again.

If you’re willing to notice, and come back to peace long enough to see clearly that … 

You’re there.

“Ok, Tiffany…I’m there! Now what?”

Celebrate, of course! Dance around, tell a friend, go for a walk and talk to the sky … whatever celebration means to you. 

And trust. Trust that you’ll continue on this path, the hardest part is over, and now you just keep integrating. No pressure. Bringing yourself back to alignment and reorienting when things get a little (or a lot) ugly. 

Keep going, you’re doing it.

And if you’d like support taking your new skill, habit, or life to the next level, click here to schedule your Clarity Coaching session.

I love you. I believe in you. You got this.

Tiffany

P.S. If you’re not sure where you are yet and feel stuck, start here…

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