Making The Best of Your Journey
Feb 05, 2024Are you so focused on achieving and getting things done that you forget to enjoy today? And are you making the best of your journey, starting with this moment?
These are important questions because if you don't consciously focus on making the best of the present and learning to be happy on your journey, you might unconsciously be making the worst of it!
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Life is a journey, not a destination."
As you know, I'm a proponent of having goals and a vision of the future you want. Think of the future you want as your "destination." This is essential for having direction and purpose.
And it's helpful to develop clarity around your future self. Identifying your future self informs who you have to become now to have the future you want.
While your vision of the future will inspire you, the key is: who you have to be NOW. Because being fully in the present will help you to have the future you want.
"Being fully present automatically lifts your spirits. Clears your mind of distractions. Brings clarity. Even some joy, if you're open to it," explains Oprah Winfrey.
Be open to making the best of your journey NOW!
Stephanie HesslerĀ is an Executive Career and Leadership Coach who helps high-achieving leaders shift the mindset and self-image that drive their results, so they lead with greater skill, presence, and peace of mind. She has coached senior leaders for over twelve years. Before that, she spent sixteen years in corporate business, including on Wall Street, where she became a VP in investment banking by age 30. She earned her MBA at The Wharton School and her BA at Wellesley College..Ā
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