Jake Burhans argues that success is the daily pursuit of a worthy ideal, not reaching a final destination. Fixating on end goals creates an ever-moving goalpost and perpetual dissatisfaction. Fall in love with the everyday process instead, and each day becomes a win.
Earl Nightingale said this, but he said, success is the pursuit of a worthy ideal. Now the key word there is it's the pursuit of it. So if you wake up every single day and you have a vision for where you want to go and you are progressing, that is the win. It's not about getting anywhere because once you get there, guess what? The goalpost is going to move. It's going to be something else. And it's this endless hamster wheel of trying to achieve and never being enough. So focus on the process of getting there and have that be the true win. Just fall in love with the everyday component of it. And the reality is, if you do that, you will get there so much quicker and you'll get there and enjoy the process.
