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Pack Trail-Mix for the Journey
Mindfulness of the journey to any given goal will make the journey a lot more enjoyable.
People talk a lot about goals and achievements and desired outcomes. It’s a really great thing to have an end-point in mind.
The goal is a singular achievement that is forthcoming. But between where you are now and where you desire to be there is a journey to undertake.
The journey tends to lack a set time-frame and frequently has no specific instructions. If you knew how to create a new goal already, you’d likely have done it before. So now you undertake this journey into the unknown.
When you are hyper-focused on the end goal, the journey can fade into the background. It’s like walking down a tunnel — you focus on the light at the end of it, and may completely miss details of the tunnel itself along the way.
There are lots of reasons to pack a bag, get water and trail-mix, and prepare to make the journey more of a hike.
Unexpected discoveries await
One of the coolest things about the journey itself is that it is full of the unexpected. Largely due to focus on the end result, it can be easy to miss the vast amount of super-cool stuff you may encounter along the way.
