As we grow creatively and in our
chosen profession we need to not only attain but celebrate our
achieved milestones along the way. Most people do not like to
celebrate their own achievements. Reaching a milestone, no matter
how attainable it may have been,should be recognized, if by no one
else at least by you. You do not have to throw a major party every
time you close on a new deal, write a chapter for your book or
create a new painting, but you can celebrate the achievement. Using
this as a balancing point helps us see the reward for our work. We
work hard towards something and we get rewarded. There is no
balance when there is all work and no reward. We also cannot create
a healthy balance if there are too many rewards and not enough
work.
Get used to doing nice things for
yourself, small rewards like going on a small road trip, treating
yourself to a movie and dinner at some place you wouldn't normally
go. Purchase a small gift for yourself, go shopping or just do
something that makes you feel good. Celebrate with your
#supportteam and enjoy the little moments in
life. These moments help us feel more positive about our life and
our journey. After all, when we have a setback along the way we
usually beat ourselves up over it. We know how to be hard on
ourselves when things get tough more than we know how to reward
ourselves for good effort or the completion of a task. A part of
enduring through multiple
#celebratoryfail efforts is, with each step
closer we get to breaking through, we allow ourselves to get
excited all over again about the process. The thought process
behind celebrating our trial and error phase is that we are
celebrating the fact that we are progressing on our journey.