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Amy Tostenson's avatar

Thank you for expanding on this HEART model. I love it.

I've learned all about SMART goals in my Life Coaching courses. I will definitely be using this more.

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

You’re so welcome! It’s been a journey in itself sharing it and creating this guide. I’ve come to know it more deeply in the process and am so grateful 🙏♥️.

Ral Joseph's avatar

Hello Courtney,,,, We’ve been friends for awhile, and if there is one thing, I’ve noticed about your process it’s that it has never been SMART. It has always been all HEART

If there is one thing I’ve noticed about being an artist or a creator is that if Smart doesn’t work, Heart definitely will and it is what will eventually make waves for you.💯💯

Love you.

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

Hi Ral! I feel so seen! It’s true— I’ve always been all HEART ♥️. I’m so glad that comes through.

Your reply made me realize that for those few years I was trying to do the whole SMART goal thing, I became depressed— it was never me.

Feels good to fully honor myself again. Thank you so much for your reply 🙏🫶.

Ral Joseph's avatar

Heart always wins, and there is nothing more beautiful than that. and I’m merely speaking the truth. I could go on and on.

Much love♥️

Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

Courtney, I love it! I needed to read this today. It was comforting and healing at the same time. Thank you, my dear friend 🙏🏼🥰🕊️

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

Kathleen! I’m so happy to hear it. To provide comfort and healing for you means the world to me.

I’m so tired. I’ve been grading for hours and about to hit the hay or I’d have more to say. I appreciate you so much, my friend! XOXO

Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

i'm glad you're finding your truth and I know you miss the mountains in North Carolina. It's beautiful there. Praying for your safe return and looking forward for you to come back. I know you love the people there in Vietnam and I know the travel is hard and maybe it was just for this season and there's so much that you gave and that you were given while you were there. What a blessing 🥰

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

You’ve said it perfectly. All so very true.

Tom Selby Edge's avatar

The T in the HEART model really grabs me - Transformation.

When you focus on achieving the four letters prior to it, you automatically arrive there. The beautiful thing for me, is how you say you can't put a timeframe on it.

You will just know it when you get there, I find that somehow quite liberating and empowering!

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

Yes! The living honestly, energized, aligned, and realistic leads to transformation 💫. It’s nothing you can put a time frame on— you can just feel it when you’ve arrived.

Thank you so much for your remarks, Tim! They’re beautiful 🫶.

Sam Messersmith's avatar

This is amazing. You are such a joy and inspiration, and also so dang wise! Thank you for sharing this so freely.

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

Oh my! Thank you for all the kind words, my friend! I’m just so happy that I could provide what others seemed to need. I’m beaming over this comment, by the way!

A Quiet Invitation's avatar

I really enjoyed this post, and sincerely relate. It made me smile & feel less alone, thank you. My “life sabbatical” the last year plus, invited me back to living this way. I believe it is actually more natural than our smart-push goals, for it is full of following our joy & internal love connection. Why choose stress & “not enough-ness”feelings taught & expected by our societal norms.

Absolutely LOVE your HEART model, thank you for sharing (as an acronym junkie it sings to me).

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

Hi Fawn,

I'm so happy you enjoyed it! I'm all teary-eyed that it made you feel less alone. Sending a big virtual hug. It's wonderful that your "life sabbatical" led you to leading with heart-- getting back in honest, alignment with your true self. It is more natural. The SMART push, as you've brilliantly called it, is so forced. I'm realizing more and more that forcing is no way to live.

Thank you for your inspiring comment! Here's to living a life guided by HEART :-).

Brianne Wragg's avatar

Thank you for expanding with the guided questions for each stage. It was one curiosity I had after reading the initial post. Really helpful!! LOVE! 🤍

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

You are welcome! I’m so happy to hear it’s helpful 😊.

By Bippy's avatar

Thank you! This is so refreshing. 💕

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

You’re so welcome! I’m so happy to hear it 🫶.

Katerina Dennison's avatar

This is a beautiful guiding practice. I particularly resonated with Alignment, for obvious reasons. I think it's so important to have a system like this to check in with ourselves and make sure we're living authentically.

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

Thank you so much! I don't know why I missed this comment earlier but I'm so glad I saw it. This practice has helped me tremendously over the last six months. I was living out of alignment and I knew I needed to find my way back. This way my answer. I'm so happy you like it. And, I'm so grateful for your reply.

Brandi Autumn's avatar

I really love this model and the explanation!

I hate when others do this - but here I am, doing it - but only because I love the model you have created. If you are thinking about turning this into a viable method for others, personally or even in the workforce, and want to create a course I would love to help!

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

Thank you, Brandi! I'm so glad you love it! I've been marinating on the explanation for a few weeks. I didn't expect it to gain so much traction. I'm thrilled that it did. I think if we all let this model lead the way, the world would be a better place. We shall see where it goes. I appreciate your offer of assistance. I may be hitting you up!

Kristina God's avatar

Hey Courtney! That's crazyyyyy good!

Happy to feature you and your HEART model.

You can write a guest post for the Club as this fits perfectly and we can also talk about your viral hit!!

Mega!!

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

Kristina! I’m just now seeing this. I don’t know why but anyway, all that matters is I’m seeing it now. I would LOVE to write a guest post! Please let me know next steps. How exciting!

Christine Ryan's avatar

I seriously love this!

Courtney Cunningham🌻's avatar

Yay! I’m so very glad!