In this short’ish post, I talk about one thing only – Taking a good hard look at your goals.
Let’s cut to the chase. Many people find that they try to achieve a goal, work so hard to do it, make tons of sacrifices along the way, and then when they reach there, they think, “That’s it!?! WHAT!?!?!”
If you land that dearm job, have you considered the hours? If you get ripped 6 pack abs, are you going to feel any better? (I did, for like 3 days) If you go vegan, are your friends going to admire you, or are they going to think you’re a jerk?
In any scenario, to thine ownself be true. The caveat is, never let circular logic take hold.
It seems perfectly alright to the anorexic to continue starving oneself and hoping to get ‘thin’, whatever that is (read my topic of unspecific goals). It seemed perfectly alright from the perspective of the employee that a promotion means more money, maybe even twice as much money, while work hours go up 4 hours a week. But are those 4 hours worth it? Does it mean every weeknight without dinner with the kids? Are those 4 hours really worth the extra $4000 a month?
I don’t know, only you do, so get asking yourself that question.
What I do know, is that one needs to be able to put down ones pride to prevent such trauma. Remember, giving up and backing out (failing) are 2 different things. Giving up is tanking under the pressure. Backing out is a strategic move to lessen potential harm.
I wish you the best.
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