AES67 Effort and Achievement

Thinking about the future either makes me anxious or makes me excited. Because I am someone that is always planning things so at some moments I feel pretty confident about the future. I feel like I have planned things out and I just have to do it. But on the other hand, I never know what is going to happen, because some things are out of control. That really scares me because I feel disappointed in myself because things didn’t go as planned. 

But then I made this concept in my head that I hold and I have to admit that it has helped me. So I always do everything I do with effort but I define that effort, I select the things that are actually worth my full-on effort and the things that are not worth it. If I already put my full effort into it, I don’t want to put expectations towards it. Anything that happens, the most important part is that I put my full effort into it. 

For example, I had this one math test I really wanted to show effort so I did. I studied really hard, and I got a 50%. But I didn’t cry when I got the test, because the % of the test wasn’t my target. I know how hard it was for me to even open my math book, so I appreciated the fact that I pushed myself to study. And that’s an achievement. 

So I felt happy about I was progressing, and when I focus on my timeline and my achievement everything feels so much better. I redefined how I saw achievement and failure, I set my own targets. So it was healthier for me, and I actually felt proud of myself. So yeah, set your own definitions and targets that are for you that fit best for you. 

“Every achievement starts with the decision to try” 

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