The feeling is amazing! You’ve made the plan. Then, you’ve taken action. Finally, you have what you set out to achieve. There is that immense sense of satisfaction. A well-formed plan realised with results to enjoy. Most of us, if not all of us, have experienced this at some point in our lives. Hopefully, at many points in our lives. And it’s not just about the big stuff. Our days are filled with micro plans and goals. From getting up to doing the shopping to meeting with friends, we make plans and set goals all of the time. Yet, all to often, we only focus on the big stuff. However, we know that the power of success is awesome so, how well do you recognise and celebrate yours?
Of course, it can be very easy to acknowledge and celebrate the victories if the victory is significant. Those big goals lend themselves very easily to celebration. It’s the smaller stuff that we tend to overlook. Most of us, most of the time, manage to get up and make the day happen. Fortunately, most of what we set out to get done, does actually get done. Contrarily, the only things we tend to remember are the things that didn’t work out as we wanted. That one rogue event marring our experience of the entire day.
There are some valuable lessons here. Firstly, start to see outcomes in the sense of having what you wanted or having something else. Whether you take action or not, you always end up with something. It’s either what you wanted or it’s something else. And that “something else” may be just as good or maybe even better than what you wanted.
Or, it may not. Only you can decide. And, even if it’s not as good as what you wanted, it may be a very close second.
Secondly, sometimes you get what you want. Unfortunately, it’s not what you expected, and you can be left feeling disappointed. All that effort and you’re underwhelmed.
Thirdly, you still have an outcome. Acknowledge the emotional response. And then decide what to do next. Crucially, this is the most important part. Whatever you end up with, it’s what you do next that counts. Retreating to your comfort zone when everything turns out differently from what you want may feel like a safe choice. It’s not.
Regroup. Review your plans. Take the next step. Learn from what worked. Adapt to do things differently. Take more action. You know that you can do it.
Essentially, remind yourself that most of the time you’re making it happen. Celebrate all of the victories, no matter how big or small. From enjoying a lovely cup of tea to climbing the highest mountain, every success matters. And there are more of them, far more of them, than we recognise.
If you know what to do, do it now. If you’re not sure, book an initial consultation here, and then take the next step. You know that you can do it, and you know that it makes sense, don’t you?
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