They say persistence and consistency alone equals to results, like it's a proven fact and solution towards being "successful". Yes, countless people have succeeded after sticking to a plan for countless years, decades even. No matter the hurdles, the difficulties and opposition, they all just somehow managed to bulldoze through all the negatives and countless failures. It's like they've had a pair of invisible blinders on the sides all this time, which helped them stay focused ahead, as they raced towards the finish line.
It's surely not easy to get hit continuously and keep on standing up for countless years and decades. At one point you just start questioning yourself, your choices in life, your abilities and talents. We start comparing ourselves to the ones around us, thinking about how they've managed to pull it off this fast and early, whereas some of us are still struggling to lay the foundation.
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Honestly, I think comparison just makes the whole scenario even worse. Just because you're both human and of the same age or group, doesn't mean you'll find success at the same time and age. We have to stop seeing life as if it's a race or some type of a competition. We really should focus more and try to stick to our own path and pace.
All I really can say is that, it's a bit of fate, it's about playing your cards right and sticking to your strengths, that's how I see it at least.
From a distance, everyone's journey seems joyous and indefectible. Feels as if you're the only one going through all the confusion and hardships of life, and everyone around you just has it easy. Sadly, that's just you making things up in your head and it's surely turning you into a negative nancy. No one has it easy in life, everyone around you is fighting a battle of their own, a type of battle you probably don't even know about.
I really don't know if persistence alone will get you where you want to be. I don't know if focusing on yourself, your strengths and your goals, will be enough to keep you motivated or not. I myself am looking for answers, searching for what it takes to stay motivated, what it takes to get up there, to stand at the top.
Right now my life is a work in progress I believe. I'm always on the search for answers and directions, the real struggle and journey hasn't begun, not yet. I'm certainly at a turning point, that's for sure, and I also have a few options laid out in front of me. Options that I've been testing out for quite a while now, but it's all still quite unclear to me. I guess I'm just nervous, because the decisions I make from here, the path I choose, are all crucial, and I'm just too afraid to mess up. Every action and decision from here onwards is surely going to shape my life ahead. Even the smallest of decisions will be compounded into something, it's going to be one of two things, either it will be something that matters or something desultory.
For now, I do have a few "short-term" plans, and I believe that in a year or two these plans will surely make my path ahead a bit less foggy. Hopefully I'll be able to stay persistent, as I ride through all the inevitable ups and downs along the path.
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” - Winston Churchill
Hello @riz611 I hope I don’t make you feel awkward by saying this but I really like the way your mind works.
I completely agree with this ☝🏾
One thing that’s helped shape my mental disposition is understanding how personal our journeys are. Making comparisons and using another’s success as a yardstick for ours can only end in low self esteem and depression.
I focus on my actions, my strengths and allow myself some grace on my bad days.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Take good care.
I surely can agree with this, that's how it really should be, but I myself am not "fully" there yet, still trying to get there for now.
I thank you for dropping by, your comment truly means means a lot. Cheers 🥃