Have you ever been working on something (a project for work, your children’s project, your mental health, a weight loss plan) and you feel like you haven’t made any progress at all? It feels like you are in a dark tunnel and will never see the light? You’re in that dark, stuffy place feeling overwhelmed, defeated, tired, and are beginning to wonder if there is a way out. Yet, there’s something deep inside you, which tells you to keep plugging along because the light IS there and you will see it soon. Your head argues that you just need to give up, but your spirit reminds you that you are strong, the other side is worth the work and once you get to the other side, you’ll be ok!
If you are, or know someone who is stuck in that “challenging” place, consider where you are. Have you made progress from yesterday, a week, month, or even year ago? Usually, the answer is yes. Usually there is progress and many steps have been obtained forward. In fact, just by recognizing that you are moving forward and making headway towards your goal is a step to the other side!
In this message, consider how close you are and then take a step away and consider that quite possibly that place you are standing right now can be a little brighter just by realizing how hard you have worked to get to this place! Trust the process…the light will come through any moment as long as you keep moving!
We look forward to it for weeks or months – lying on the beach, drinking a Mai Tai, and listening to the waves crash. Oh, just the sound of it as I am writing feels amazing, refreshing, and relaxing. Then it’s over and the let down begins.
Do you ever notice when you go on vacation one of the best parts is the build up? It’s like that for almost everything we do in life – it’s the building that is actually the best part. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize it until they finally reach the destination, the let down begins and it’s too late. We look back and the best part has passed us by. We look back and realize it was the process of getting there – the build up or building of the outcome which was the best part. Hell – that’s what life is all about! Ask anyone who is on his or her deathbed.
All too often we think reaching the goal will make us feel better. We think things will get better when we finally reach our destination of success. However, if you listen to the true champions, the real success stories – they are present during the process and enjoy the process of growing. The process of getting better. The process of reaching the goal itself. It’s the rush of the building that fires them up. It’s the competition. It’s the small battles along the way, which they live for. The outcome is simply the result of what they love doing.
To accomplish all of your goals, love what you do and love the process of doing it. Even if you don’t reach your ultimate goal, you will be a winner and a success.
Remember the journey, not the destination is the prize – don’t take it for granted.
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