10 Quotes To Encourage Us To Enjoy & Embrace The Journey

For most of us, there are goals in which we so desperately long to achieve in life. We know full well that achieving these goals will provide us with immense happiness, satisfaction, and accomplishment. Even just the thought of succeeding in reaching that goal often excites us and brings a little smirk to our face. We want that glory so much, and we want it now. As much as we want it now though, we also are fully aware that life doesn't work like that. We know that it will either take a miracle to achieve, or it will take forever to achieve, and this deflates us. To go from where we are now, to reaching the destination, which is our goal, is indeed a journey in itself. There's a lot that needs to take place before we can taste that success, and it's always a lot of the mundane, unenjoyable, strenuous, uncomfortable, and challenging, crap that stands in our way. The worst part is, it's very rarely just a few weeks, or even a few months, of this, it's quite often many years, definitely where the genuine life transforming goals are concerned anyway. It's a type of journey I'd compare with flying overseas for a holiday, just on a much longer scaled timeframe. Say the destination is Hawaii for me, for example. I'd have to drive to the airport, lug my suitcase a few hundred meters to the terminal, check the bag in, go through the security screening, wait for about an hour in the terminal staring at my phone, finally board the plane, then wait another 20 minutes for everyone else to board and the security demonstration to finish, then it's up in the air for 90 minutes just to get to Sydney, depart the plane, wait another 15 minutes for my bag to come out on the carousel, make my way to the train station, board the train to the international terminal, wait there for another handful of hours, go through the luggage check in and security stuff again, wait more in the terminal, board another plane, spend another 20 minutes on the tarmac waiting to depart, then spend the next 11 hours on the flight with my legs squashed and cramped, land in Honolulu, wait another 30 minutes at the arrivals/customs hall, collect my luggage, catch a shuttle bus to the hotel, and finally, the destination is reached. Urgh, I'm tired from just writing all of that.

It's such a process to have to go through, and a lengthy one at that. Many hours of either sitting on a plane, or in an airport terminal, yet the simple fact is, I couldn't get to my hotel in Hawaii without experiencing the journey first. The journey towards our goals is no different, we just have to apply ourselves and do all the things we don't necessarily want to do, or like doing, yet we know we must do if we want to succeed. So it then comes back to perception. If, in my mind, I am telling myself that the journey from home to my hotel in Honolulu is going to be horrible, tiresome, boring, pain staking, and tedious, naturally it's going to be just that. If I look at the journey with a different view, is it really that bad after all? Firstly, I could be stuck at home, doing what I do every day, instead of having the blessing of being on a holiday. I can spend the time in the airport terminal being proactive, and getting some work done on my laptop, because there's always some of that to do. I can actually sit in the plane and not have to worry about staying awake to get to the destination, or be responsible for flying the plane. I have meals brought to me on the plane, rather than have to be worrying about cooking. I can also enjoy a nice take out meal, and a good coffee, at the airport terminal, both made for me. It's all about readjusting our view towards the journey itself. Even with all the tedious and boring stuff, just by entering into the journey, I can feel reassured that I am progressing towards the destination. You also never know what you may experience on the journey, as it could include something which may become a memorable moment to savor.

Again, the journey towards our goals is no different. No, we can't avoid all the tasks, the actions, the training, the long hours, the sacrifices, and the hard work, which are all needed to reach our goal, but in this time, we can find so much opportunity, and even snippets of success, along the way. Many of us fear failure, with the added pain of perhaps looking foolish to others, or being judged by them, or just having that insecure feeling of being incapable to achieve what we set out to accomplish, but we need to remember that it's through failure and adversity that we learn, grow, and develop in life. Don't underestimate exactly how important learning, growth, and development, really are to us. It's these three key elements that actually guide us to success in the end. Imagine yourself now, 5 years into the future, basking in the glory of achieving your goal, but don't picture that moment for achieving the goal itself, instead, reflect on the fact you had just spent 5 years of being criticized and judged by others, mocked for having no chance to actually succeed, you had failed multiple times over, you were dragged to your lowest ebb in life, you were all but defeated, you were penniless, and you faced an unbelievable number of challenges, yet you still found the resilience to overcome them all. Now how do you feel? You'd feel pretty damn proud of yourself, but what's more, you'd feel a hell of a lot stronger and wiser for the experience. That's why we need to value and embrace the journey, rather than be fixated purely on reaching the destination itself. Experience it, embrace it, allow yourself to fail, learn from it, try something different, fail again, learn from it, try something different again, and repeat. With perseverance, patience, adaptability, and resilience, you can't not ultimately succeed, because you have that will to never give up. Stop viewing the journey as being painful and boring. Change your perception and seek out wisdom and opportunity within the journey, doing so whilst still making that progression towards your goals. The road may not be an easy one, but by the time you reach the destination, you'll be damn glad you travelled it. Here are 10 quotes to encourage you to just embrace and enjoy the journey, as you make your way to success and happiness.

1.- "Sometimes it just takes a little longer to get to your destination, but if you make sure to enjoy the journey, eventually you will get there."

- Rachel Morrison

2.-"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it."

- Greg Anderson

3.- "Success isn't about reaching your goals; it's about striving for things, like the joy of trying to raise a family, trying to be a successful singer, trying to write good songs, trying to be a better person. It's that old thing about life being about the journey, not the destination."

- Jimmy Barnes

4.- “It is the story that matters not just the ending.”

- Paul Lockhart

5.- "Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome."

- Arthur Ashe

6.- “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”

- Anonymous

7.- “It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”

- Ursula K. Le Guin

8.- “Never stop just because you feel defeated. The journey to the other side is attainable only after great suffering.”

- Santosh Kalwar

9.- "Success is not a destination, but the road that you're on. Being successful means that you're working hard and walking your walk every day. You can only live your dream by working hard towards it. That's living your dream."

- Marlon Wayans

10.- “You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.”

- Les Brown

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