What’s more important than reaching your goal?
The destination is overrated. The journey is where the real growth happens.
Hello dear friend
All through 2022, my goal from my business was to make $10k in a month. I felt when I finally make that money, my happiness will know no bounds.
When I hit that goal in December 2022, I felt nothing.
It was just another task on my to-do list, and all I could think of was, “What next?”
The year-end reflection that followed made me realize a dangerous truth: our goals are exciting only until we’re working towards them. Once we reach them, they become a milestone in our journey and no longer fill us with adrenaline.
This was when I consciously started celebrating being in the moment.
I mindfully took great pleasure in cherishing all the small steps of my journey. I didn’t let my life center around work or a particular financial goal. I took up new hobbies, started spending more time with nature, and let go of my obsessive need to be productive all the time.
Having goals was still important. But I wanted to focus on how the road to reach that goal would change me as a person, and what other potfuls of happiness I could pick up along the way.
“We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.”
When I read this quote by Brandon Sanderson, it felt like an affirmation to the lifestyle change I’d adopted.
What use is reaching a destination if all we’re focussed on is where to go next?
What use is achieving your dreams if you can’t enjoy the journey?
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With love,
Anangsha.