We all have those days and weeks where we feel like our goals are a million miles away. You will have days where you contemplate whether you’ll ever achieve what you have set your sights on, but this is where the power lies and this is what separates those who achieve their goals from those who don’t. It’s pretty self explanatory, but if you give up on your goals because they don’t seem to be getting any closer, you never will achieve them. The person you should fear the most, is the person that never gives up, because they will always be one step closer to their goals than the person that gave up. So, why should you keep showing up? Hard work pays off. I don’t say this as someone who has achieved all their goals, because I haven’t. However, I am a firm believer that this is the case, because I have progressed further than I initially thought possible, purely through hard work. The one thing that no one can ever question, is the person that works hard. If you are willing to put your time and focus into something over a long period of time, I believe you will reap the rewards for this. When the hard work will pay off, no one knows, but if you keep showing up and keep putting in the work, it will all come together at some point. If you gave up, you would never know if your goals were maybe just around the corner. Enjoy the journey. This is absolutely key. Challenging periods are unavoidable in life, but if we trust/enjoy the journey, it makes them a little bit easier to get through. It also ensures that you aren’t always waiting for the end goal. We will achieve our goals, but then they will be in the past and we will look towards something else, therefore, the goal should never be what we see as our source of happiness. The journey makes up the majority of our time, so if we enjoy what we’re doing, it’s never a chore to keep ticking off the days. Enjoying the journey of work along the way should be where the priority lies. Doesn’t need to make sense to anybody else.
People will have opinions. They always do, and that’s ok, but you don’t need to let these opinions change what you’re doing. It is important to stick to what you want to do and ensure any negative opinions bounce off of you. You don’t need to explain to others why you are doing what you are doing with your life. As long as it makes sense to you, then keep showing up day in and out. No one is guaranteed success, so if you know why you’re doing what you’re doing, then that’s all that matters. Believe in yourself. Goals aren’t meant to be easy. If they were, everyone would have achieved what you set your sights on. This is what makes something so much more worthwhile when you achieve it, because you have battled in order to get there. For this reason, have faith and believe in yourself. The journey is not meant to be easy, so don’t interpret slow progress or difficult times as a sign of your weakness, it is instead a sign of the challenge you are embarking on. When times get tough, believe in yourself to get through them, and know that everything will eventually turn out exactly as it needs to. Just don’t give up.
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