Over our lifetimes we will have many successes along with many more failures. The failures define who we are. They give us the strength to endure, and the knowledge to succeed. The successes give us the drive to continue. To find more ways and other things to succeed at. Success comes in many forms. From taking your first step, finding a job, throwing a seemingly effortless kick with perfect alignment, your 160th push up of the day, to not getting toothpaste on your dress shirt while getting ready for work, again.
One thing that I have noticed, is that in the wake of an enormous achievement or success, we all seem to become blind to the small successes. Like the valley cast in to darkness from the shadow of the mountain, these small successes seem to get hidden in the shadows. It seems that the larger the achievement or successes, the longer this remains true for. It's not like you don't recognize that there has been a success with something different it is almost like the smaller success doesn't matter as much because it wasn't as big or didn't have as much impact.
I know that I have suffered with this for the past couple of years. For some unknown reason, we put an immense amount of pressure on ourselves thinking that if today's wins weren't as big as yesterday's that somehow we have failed. We know and understand as decent human beings that we shouldn't judge others from their past actions. So why are we so quick to do it to ourselves? Why in the wake of great achievement is it so hard to recognize that we are still making progress?
If you notice that you are doing this to yourself like I am, I urge you to stop it! How you say? That I am not 100% sure. I do know one thing for sure though. The first step is being aware enough to recognize that you are doing it.
