Life is a Journey, not a Destination
This is a guest post from Henry Chapman, an accountant by experience and an adventurer by hobby. Henry approached me a few days ago with his idea for a blog post and his determination (the fact that he had already written the post) showed me that I had to pass it on. Enjoy his musings.
We as human beings enjoy setting and working towards goals. Be this a promotion at work, to lose weight or just learn something new.
But we very often make the mistake of thinking that once we have reached a goal, we will feel happy, satisfied and content. In my experience I always found that once I reach a goal, the satisfaction which comes from it fades very quickly and I am soon working towards the next goal I have set for myself.
I soon began to realise the momentary sense of achievement one feels from achieving a goal is not enough to work towards it - one needs to be enjoying the process as well. The process is where the real value lies in working towards goals. It is where one develops, learns and grows. The process shouldn’t be easy, but it should be enjoyable and rewarding. If it isn’t, then you are either approaching the process incorrectly or working towards the wrong goal.
So ask yourself the following question : “Am I enjoying the process of my day to day life?”. Make sure you do, because ultimately life is all about the journey, not the destination.
