If you are always looking forward, expecting the future will solve everything, try this unexpected mindset shift to help you find the value of being in the present.
Yes! The point of living is life! Achievement can be a part of that life that gives us energy and joy but once it stops being that, we should stop blindly chasing after it!
I completely agree. We gain nothing by berating ourselves.
We gain everything by being kind and seeking to find truth and meaning.
What an amazing legacy from your time with your mother -- to have given yourself grace as you reflected on such a difficult time. I'm so sorry for your loss, and I'm so happy for what you found.
Thank you so much, Sabrina! I'm grateful every day and whenever I start to should myself, I just remind myself of exactly the theme of this article to help me reorient :)
A beautiful reminder, Mike! I remind myself daily of what matters most to me at the time and use that as my guide. I sometimes get trapped in the deception of achievement but most of the time, this gives me the best guideposts.
Thank you Kathy! This is such an important message for any hyperachiever.
Or anyone who's used to pushing themselves and ignoring the signs that life is passing them by.
That moment or day doesn't come around again.
It's so important to celebrate the gains and not be obsessive over the gaps of how far we have to go.
Yes! The point of living is life! Achievement can be a part of that life that gives us energy and joy but once it stops being that, we should stop blindly chasing after it!
When my mother was dying of cancer, I wasn’t as present with her as I would’ve liked. It was just too painful.
I beat myself up for several years in therapy over it.
Until, one day, I realised: If I could have done better than that, I would have.
The fact that I didn’t meant I couldn’t.
I remind myself that we are always doing the best that we know how (at any given point.)
Thank you for sharing, Andrew.
I completely agree. We gain nothing by berating ourselves.
We gain everything by being kind and seeking to find truth and meaning.
What an amazing legacy from your time with your mother -- to have given yourself grace as you reflected on such a difficult time. I'm so sorry for your loss, and I'm so happy for what you found.
And, 15 years later, when my girlfriend was dying of cancer, I was able to be there for her…
The hardest, saddest thing I’ve ever done—and the most beautiful.
I don’t think there’s anything more intimate than being with someone as they are leaving.
Gosh I loved this article Kathy. So relatable and clear how we take on these messages that persist through life unless we intentionally unravel them.
So glad you're living the life you've worked so hard to build 💜🏄♀️
Thank you so much, Sabrina! I'm grateful every day and whenever I start to should myself, I just remind myself of exactly the theme of this article to help me reorient :)
To quote Robin Sharma,
"Never sacrifice happiness for the sake of achievement. The real key to life is to happily achieve."
A beautiful reminder, Mike! I remind myself daily of what matters most to me at the time and use that as my guide. I sometimes get trapped in the deception of achievement but most of the time, this gives me the best guideposts.