Have you ever been on a road trip and wondered. “Are we there yet?” or “when will I get there?”. We check the map, we calculate the miles and we roughly determine about how much longer it could be. Some of us have navigation systems that remove the guess-work and actually tell us how long it will be before we arrive!
Living life can be like a road trip that takes us miles from where we’ve been and yet sets us on a journey where every turn can become a new adventure. We can find ourselves in the middle of the desert or at the top of a hill and still wonder, “Are we there yet?”. Additionally, as we live out our lives, we have no map, no navigation system and no one but ourselves to define whether or not we have arrived!
Here are just a few ideas to support you on your way:
1) Plan the best you can, follow through and be flexible! For us to stay on course means we have a course to stay on. So take some time to create a plan with reasonable stops along the way. Setting a course for what we define as success can look vastly different from anyone else and that is okay! Stay your course, maintain steady forward movement and be flexible with opportunities that may come up along the way!
2) Trust that you are making forward progress! I recently read this statement, “Even though you can’t physically see a tree growing, doesn’t mean it’s not.” It is the same with us and our journey. We are progressing, however, slowly or quickly, we are always moving forward. The world keeps turning, new days dawn and beautiful sunsets remind us daily that we are always moving forward.
3) If you are feeling stalled out, change your fuel! Sometimes we feel stalled, stuck or stagnant. That is the time to seek out “new fuel”! In other words, find something that ignites your creativity, turns you on, or clears your mind! Whether it looks like a brainstorming session or meditation or prayer or taking a nap, we are always in control of the way we show up for our business and our life. Knowing that we are 100% responsible, allows us to be clear that we can shift our journey to create the results we desire!
So rather than asking, “Are we there yet?”, allow yourself moments on this journey to have it all! Create time to work, to play, to enjoy the journey and to BREATHE!
Happy Travels to YOU, now and always!!
Kathlyn Jaramillo, Founder defining:WOMEN Network 877.440.9944
