Those who try to do something new often come to feel the full magnitude of what they’ve taken on only when they’re in the middle of it. Their dreams were focused on happy outcomes. Their realities quickly become the hard process. And success can look impressively impossible at many stages along the way. A sense of loneliness can set in, along with a feeling of being overwhelmed by the sheer size of the task. Doubts rush in. Energy seems to diminish. At such times, wisdom often means to focus on the next task we can do, forgetting the immensity, ignoring the discomfort, putting probabilities out of mind, and just getting busy on what matters next. And it helps to remember now and then how far you’ve already come from where you once were. There’s always a view to enjoy at the stages along the way.
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