So far, so good.

Yeah, so far, so good, yet so perfect..right?

Isn’t this that strange feeling you get when you are halfway there..?

Halfway closer to the things you once wished for, and the ones that you longed for, worked for and then lived for. That feeling of accomplishment, like a tiny bit of achievement. No competition obviously, but still lingering around that triump vibe with the lyrics of an old ascendant song replaying in your head..feels like a lifetime, right?

But, how did this happen..how did you get there?

The in between

The moments in between what you once were and what you are set to become, is where the story of the unseen and the unheard can be witnessed.

We all have an end goal to achieve, be it an exam aspiration to get into the dream university, or a fit body transformation to get the perfect body, or to get the dream job, or to buy your dream house, or personal growth and self-development. But, what truly matters is what lies in the middle and before that end goal. It is all about the journey of effortful actions that we put in a consistent manner for that ‘dream’ goal to see the light of the day.

As John C Maxwell have also said, “The secret of success is found in your daily routine. You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.”

Just start

So far we have come, only to realise that it is the ‘action’ that speaks. The actions that we shape into a ritual to be followed on a daily basis. And for this to happen the first thing we did was to start, and just start.

Just start, and you are already halfway there.

Now, when you are in the middle-stop of the long highway, mark it when the golden hour strikes to sit and thank your older self, for the day when you decided to START. Recall how you started the unknown expedition towards success, and be grateful enough for consistently showing up, everyday, facing the ups and downs, and calming everything that falls behind.

Believe

Easier said than done..right?

And sometimes, it is easy to start, but difficult to step further. Doesn’t it feel like there must be an inbuilt perseverance to show up naturally, and that too, daily..?

Guess what, there is. We call it motivation. And motivation comes when we BELIEVE.

Showing up daily is tough, yet doable if you have the reason to do it everyday, and believe in it, and most importantly believe in yourself.

Napolean Hill has said, “If you can conceive something in your mind and believe it to be true, then you can achieve it.”

The Upshot

The standards we set today will define the final outcomes of our life, which are nothing but the ultimate reflection of the amount of work we put in.

Results are determined once you pass the ‘in between phase’ of the process. Getting a sense of achievement and working towards it even harder, yet smarter, will surely work in your favor providing you the best out-turns. On the contrary, if you celebrate you small win to a presumptuous high level, you could be overconfident enough to ruin the end goals.

So far, if you are so good, and find yourself midway, then you must always have a smartly balanced approach to act on the sole purpose of fulfilling your end-goal.

On a final note

Phew, what a grappling adventure! But so far, so good..right?

Well, that’s YOU, the winner, who made this happen, who found your greatest strength in facing your weaknessess, who now knows that with the perception of the right mindset, nothing can take you down.

Although this is not the end yet, but even if you are halfway there, heartfelt congratulations to you, and yes it is worth an achievement to vibe for. So please, take a moment of gratitude to surely pat your shoulders to have come this far, because not everyone has the strength to reach here, some can’t even contend to start, but you do. So clap around and make sure to work even harder to get to your high-notch goal finale.

And remember..success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.