Why It’s Important To Celebrate The Journey As Well As All You’ve Accomplished?
Are you proud of yourself and how far you have come? Although you’re not where you wanted to be, you should be extremely proud of what you have accomplished so far. Take a moment and pat yourself on the back for overcoming the many hardships that life has thrown your way. And for that fact alone, you should feel immense joy and a sense of pride in yourself. Starting now, let’s make a habit of celebrating the journey and all our accomplishments.
Rethinking Societal Norms and Personal Fulfillment
Regularly, life is perceived as a timeline where we are expected to accomplish certain tasks within a predetermined timeframe. Commonly, this agenda is used as a measure to indicate if you’re keeping up with societal standards. Regrettably, it is often used as a system to calculate a person’s worth. For example, not graduating on time or deciding to postpone having children. Throughout the years, society has placed great emphasis on these two life milestones.
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Finding Joy in the Journey
Currently, many millennials are choosing to delay parenthood or marriage. In the past, becoming parents and getting married were viewed as the ultimate achievements, signifying a fulfilling life regardless of the quality of the relationships. The happiness of previous generations often hinged on their ability to conform to societal norms. Who cared if they were unhappy or if their partners were abusive? Given, they were in marriages that met society’s standards, everything was then deemed acceptable.
Gradually, that has been changing. We are embracing the mentality of celebrating both the small and the big victories. It doesn’t matter if you are not where you want to be; the important thing is that you are doing your best to get to where you want to go. That, right there, is very admirable.
The time you arrive to your destination is irrelevant as long as you enjoy the journey. Enjoying the journey is all about grasping onto what life has to offer at the moment and learning with every step taken. The beauty behind our own respective journeys is that each step permits us to evolve into our greatest self, discovering something new and amazing about who we are as individuals.
Celebrating Progress Amidst Obstacles
The person who embarked on the journey is not the same as the person who reaches their destination. During the span of the odyssey, one can expect to encounter distressing situations that would test our sanity and ambitions, which is inevitable. Those grievances will challenge our efforts to complete our mission. Occasionally, you will question if it’s worth it to continue despite the many difficulties faced. What can I tell you is this? Those difficulties are there to test your willingness to fight for what you want. If it were easy, every human being would have done it.
Don’t let the length of the journey be a discouragement; instead, see it as the necessary path that needs to be taken in order to achieve your purpose. Although it might not be easy, you are moving forward. Every obstacle encountered should be seen as a lesson to show how courageous and strong you are.
Celebrate The Journey and Accomplishments
Each step taken should be celebrated as you are advancing toward your life objective. It might take you a little longer to get there, and that is okay. As Whitney Johnson mentioned in the article ‘Celebrate to Win,’ the importance of celebrating everything we accomplish, no matter how small it may seem. She summed it up perfectly in the quote below:
“Celebrating small wins stimulates dopamine release in the brain, a feel-good chemical that reinforces the learning experience and strengthens our sense of connection to those we work with. Change and growth are promoted through positive emotions more than through disciplined practice.“
Whitney Johnson
The important thing is that you are not surrendering just because it’s hard or seems impossible at times. It’s easier to give up and let life pass by than to fight for what you desire. That alone calls for a celebration! A celebration to commemorate the incredible person you are and all that you have accomplished thus far. Lastly, always remember to be proud of how far you have become and to celebrate the journey!
Reference:
Johnson, W. (2022, January 26). Celebrate to win. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2022/01/celebrate-to-win
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I love the positivity and idea of making a habit of celebrating our journey and our accomplishments. Your reminder to always be proud of how far you have come and to celebrate the journey!
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It is something that should be highlighted more often. Regularly, we get excited for other people accomplishments. Then why we often fail to show the same level of excitement for the things we accomplish?! We ought to change that as accomplishing anything is a celebration within itself. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Very encouraging. Thanks
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Thank you for your comment! 🙂
I have so many goals for 2024 and sometimes I feel owervelmed. Celebrating process and finding joy in the journey helped me a lot! Thank you for an inspirational article.
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You are going to accomplish all of your 2024 goals and more. You got this! Thank you for your comments!
My whole takeaway that my spirit needed: “The time you arrive to your destination is irrelevant as long as you enjoy the journey.”
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That was the objective! Thank you for your comment! 🙂
I enjoyed reading your posts.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Such an inspiring post, thank you for sharing. I think it should only matter how many accomplishments you’ve made based on what you would like to achieve, not what others expect from you.
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Exactly! Others can expect many things from us steering us away from our true purpose. Which is why we ought to focus on the objective ahead and celebrate every achievement. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
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Exactly! Others can expect many things from us steering us away from our true purpose. Which is why we ought to focus on the objective ahead and celebrate every achievement. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Totally agree on celebrating the accomplishments. And a perfectly timed reminder as I need to do this! 🙂
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We need to praise ourselves and all we do. If we don’t then who will? Thank you for your comment! 🙂
So glad I read this right when I am about to sleep. So encouraging. Most times I get to question myself a lot, saying I am not where I need to be. But I am grateful, that’s the most important
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Rayo, You are exactly where you are meant to be at the moment. This is just a stop before you reach your ultimate destination. Being grateful and appreciative of everything is the best thing you can do. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
I’ve been working a lot on being more present lately instead of always looking to what’s next, what’s next, what’s next…I think taking time to celebrate even small accomplishments would help with that. 🙂
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Being more present and enjoying the now is something we should all thrive to. Unintentionally, we fail to see the beauty of the now as our entire focus is center on what to do next. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
I totally agree that the person who embarks on a journey is not the same as when he/she reaches the intended destination. A truly positive read indeed!
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The intention is to show readers that it is okay to take their time and to embrace the journey and the many lessons learned. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Such an important reminder. We must celebrate every accomplishment. We are always doing our very best as human beings. It’s nice to stop and reflect on all we accomplished so far.
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It is so important to stop once in a while and see how far we have become. Often, we fail to give ourselves the credit we deserve. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
I loved this. Especially the part about understanding your own journey and not comparing yourself and seeing and praising yourself. This was such a nice read and very empowering thanks for sharing 🙂
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It is difficult not to compare ourselves to others especially when we feel like we are so behind in life. Everyone journey is different and that is okay if it takes you a little longer. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
What a great post, love the positive vibes! I do believe we must celebrate the wins regardless of how big or small they seem. I am enjoying my journey and the character development I’m getting from the experiences that aren’t as positive haha! x
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Although, our respective journeys might different each journey they have a common denominator- teaches us the lesson we need to learn become better versions of ourselves. Some of those lessons are harder than the other but. the ultimate goal is push us towards our life purpose. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Such a great uplifting post! I look forward to your next one.
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The next one is coming. Make sure to keep an eye out for it. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
I say this all the time to enjoy the journey! Love the article
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Enjoying the journey and every step we take, no matter how small or big the step is. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Yes! So important to celebrate the journey and all the accomplishments you finish throughout the way!
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Because if we don’t celebrate them then who is going to?! No matter the length of the accomplishment it should be celebrated. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Yes, yes and yes! Sometimes, we spend so long waiting for a goal to come to fruition and forget the important act of celebrating it. ❤️
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And then we instantly focus on our next goal without giving ourselves the time needed to feel proud and joyful for what we have worked so hard to achieve. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
This is such an important exploration of how we celebrate ourselves (and that we should) and not to compare our own progress with others, especially societal “norms”. I find that I do still tend to talk myself down when I feel accomplished, and I am trying to reframe that mindset and turn it around as I should not do that. Great post!
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It takes time to reprogram our mind and not to compare ourselves to other, it wouldn’t happen overnight. The aim of this post is to show that it is okay to go at your own pace as long as you are moving forward. Girl, hype yourself up 24/7 because there is only one of you in this world and she have accomplished amazing things. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
I REALLY needed to read this right now, THANK YOU!!! This was one of the most positive & encouraging articles I’ve ever read & it’s got such an encouraging & powerful message. I really love that way of thinking & I will for sure be trying to celebrate every milestone & accomplishment (big or small) more from now on. Great article written by an even greater person! Thanks again!
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Awww! I’m extremely happy you found value in the article. My goal is to show every reader who encounter my website how valuable they are. Know you are amazing and everything you do in life should be celebrated. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
This is a great post, it’s very relatable. We all have goals and sometimes we forget how far we’ve come when we start to compare ourselves to others who seem to be further along in their life plan. It’s ok to go at your own pace and take your time. It can be difficult but we’ve got to try and avoid comparing our chapter 1 to someone’s chapter 15.
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Exactly! The beautiful thing about life is that everyones journey is different and should be treated as such. Two journeys might appear the similar but they are widely different. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Great advice to celebrate small wins and to enjoy the journey since growth comes from it. A lot of the times, we forget to celebrate accomplishments as we’re too busy chasing the next milestone.
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It should be a rule that every time we accomplish something we should do a small gesture to celebrate ourselves. The gesture will remind us the incredible person that we are. Thank you for your comment! 🙂
I recently went through the same feeling,
I believe we just don’t give enough credit to ourselves
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Sadly, we don’t give ourselves the proper credit we ought to. And that should change! Thank you for your comment! 🙂
Awesome post, life is a celebration and you should find time to acknowledge your accomplishments…
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Exactly! Celebrating our accomplishments such be prioritize. It doesn’t have to big a celebration it can be anything that make you feel especial. Thank you for your comment! 🙂