Hi Page Turners,
I recently came across a YouTube video that resonated with me.
As we come to the mid-point year there also comes pressure to reflect on the last six months and to review whether you have achieved those goals you set out six months ago.
I realised whilst watching this video that I was putting pressure on becoming the best version of myself and honouring the goals that I made. However, when we came to the halfway mark it made me realise because I was chasing perfection and because I put unrealistic goals in place and every time I didn’t achieve a goal I went into a rut something had to change.
If I am being honest if I told myself I was going to be in this position back in January I would have never put the goals in place knowing I can not achieve them. Did I set myself up to fail? I don’t think I did, what I did do however was focus on the big wins and not the small achievements. My mentality was if I don’t do this by … I would have failed or if I don’t achieve … there is no point.
However, after giving myself a bit of a break stepping away from these goals and objectives and finding myself again through books, and writing and watching self-help videos, I realised I focused on the wrong things. It is not about the destination it is about the journey. This is what the video resonated with me about the pressures of not living up to all the expectations we have for ourselves. I recently finished This Woven Kingdom series by Tahereh Mafi and in the third book, there was a quote in it that hit me hard. It said,
“I’ve been waiting,” said Cyrus, “for this to be over.” A spark of approval animated Rostam’s eyes.
“And where have you waited little one?”
Quietly, he said, “In the future.”
“Three hours of your life, lost.”
I have been so consumed with achieving my goal that I have waited in the future envisioning what I ‘could’ achieve instead of focusing on the here and now and celebrating the small wins that allow me to get closer to that future.
Going forward I am going to review and reflect on my old goals and tailor them so I don’t set myself up for unrealistic goals. I am going to celebrate the small wins and focus on achieving my goals every day instead of waiting for the year to end. It is hard for me to come to terms with ‘wasting the first half of the year’ but it is all about perspective. Yes, I may not have achieved the goals I have set out but I have grown so much in the last seven months, I have done things that last year I would have never done. There is no point thinking about what could have been but instead starting afresh.
It is kind of freeing writing all of this down and kind of cementing this as my fresh start so if you are reading this and you are resonating with this comment down below your experience and maybe take an outlook on the pressures you are putting on yourself and create a new plan that makes you a winner that you know you can be. Remember to celebrate the small wins and to know that you have got this. If no one else will champion you know that I am rooting for you! You have got this. Comment below your new achievable goals and we can hold each other accountable.
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