Alignment is so important in marriage, business, spirituality, mental health and so on.

If you’re not in alignment with your values or what’s important for your desires, it causes anxiety, anger, irritability, weight gain, and more.

In order to be in alignment with our values or desires we must first be clear on them. When we are clear about what we want and why we want it then we can be aligned with our values. It seems obvious that if you want to achieve something in life, then you need to know what that is first. If you don’t know what you want out of life (or relationships), it’s impossible to go after it.

I believe that many people make the mistake of thinking that having goals without knowing what they are is enough. For example: “I want a successful business” or “I want a great relationship” are not really goals — they are just wishes. If you don’t know what success looks like for you or how good relationships feel for you personally, then it will be difficult for anyone else to help you get there (including yourself) and it will be impossible to be in alignment with your wants & desires!

So I’d like to hear from people - how do you know you’re out of alignment as you grow and what do you do about it?