Achievement Unlocked: Celebrating Your Gains Along the Way

So many people are goal-oriented to a fault, always looking ahead to see where they’re going… focusing on the always-distant horizon as that place where they’ll finally be happy.

Maybe it’s a goal weight, or a job, or a relationship… “Someday,” you might tell yourself… “When I’m THERE, then everything will be just right.”

But here’s the problem with trying to reach that horizon: It never gets any closer.

It always stays far away – unreachable, in fact.

So, if you think like this, then you’re always going to feel frustrated and, well, unhappy with where you ARE… because you’re not THERE.

That’s the premise of a book called “The Gap and the Gain” that offers a more constructive way of looking at yourself on your journey, whatever journey it might be.

Rather than only peering into the distance, which always produces a gap between you and success, try instead to turn around and see where you started from.

Then you’ll spot what you’ve GAINED, not what you lack.

• You’ll see the healthy strides you’ve made.

• You’ll see the higher salary you’re earning.

• You’ll see the happy home you’re building.

"This one simple concept is a masterclass on positive psychology, healthy relationships, mental well-being, and high-performance. Everything that psychologists know about how to create a high-functioning and successful person can be achieved using The GAP and the GAIN,” says Benjamin Hardy, co-author with Dan Sullivan.

It makes perfect sense once you think about it.

If you’re always trying to be somewhere you LITERALLY CANNOT BE, then you’ll always feel like a failure.

But if you’re reviewing you’re achievements and saying, “Hey, I accomplished that much,” then you’re more likely to keep going – and to be happy and successful.

Try it next time you find yourself saying something like, “I’m just not getting anywhere.”

Turn around, take a look… and SEE.

Committed to your success,