This entry is proving one of the harder ones for me to write but one that I think is incredibly important. Over the years I have found it a struggle to really celebrate the things I accomplish. As a perfectionist I tend to see what I did wrong rather than what I have done right. I can look at most things at find something that I could have done better or should have done differently and fixate on it. This has never really served me that well so I figured while I’m changing everything else I should see if I can’t try and change this way of thinking as well. So with my list of goals in place I decided that I would find a way to mark or celebrate every accomplishment that I cross off the list as I make my way to the 5K. Sometimes it is just a quick Facebook status and sometimes I treat myself to a present (usually in the form of a new book). It doesn’t seem to matter how I recognize the work I’m doing as long as I do take some time to recognize it.
In the past 6 months I have really noticed how much happier and more fulfilled I feel about what I am doing. Some of it is coming from the focus that has come from having specific goals to work towards but I think a greater part of it is coming from the fact that I’m finally recognizing the best parts of me. In celebrating my milestones I have not only found pride in my own accomplishments but I’m have also found a way to affect others. People keep telling me that I inspire them and make them want to change. I have even had a few friends who have told me they are now doing things differently because of what I have been doing. This means the world to me because what I want most in this life is to know that I am making a difference in the world for the better. If I wasn’t taking the time to share my accomplishments none of this would have been happening.
The idea of celebrating and acknowledging goals has become incredibly powerful. As I mentioned above my version of celebrating varies but one mainstay for me is a quick post on my Facebook. It feels a little like bragging sometimes but I think I deserve to brag a little (as does everyone). We really do need to shout it from the rooftops when we do something that we have worked hard for. It took me a little bit of time to accept that it was okay for me to be excited about my accomplishments but what I didn’t realize at first was just how special those Facebook statuses were going to become. Sharing all my accomplishments opened me up to a world of support that I don’t think I necessarily really realized existed. It is also helping me make sure that I really remember just what I have done. It only takes a few minutes of my time but the benefits have been huge.
A few of the benefits that I have noticed include feeling happier and fulfilled as I mentioned above but it has also led to me feeling more excited about this journey, more driven and like I’m actually getting somewhere. I don’t think anything has ever made me feel better than I have the last few months and I think at least in part some of it is owed to actually taking the time to recognize my accomplishments. It has been a huge change in my mindset. I highly recommend giving it a try.
I hope that you anyone reading this has enjoyed it so far. Tomorrow I will be shifting gears a little bit and starting to talk about the lessons I have learned about my body and just how amazing it is to watch the changes that have been coming my way as I continue to work towards my 5K.
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