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When Setbacks Accumulate.

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The part that really messes people up, on the road to goal achieving is expectations versus reality. Giving a personal example, my experience moving across the country. I initially envisioned this blissful outcome. I thought things would be seamless. It was a shit show.

I ruined the opportunity, and literally had to move back home, within a year or less. The move back home is what would get most people. I was so disappointed in myself. Right here, is where most people would rationalize why going back home was “meant to be”. I simply knew it was meant to be for me to be in the state I dreamed of living in since a teenager. Instead of saying “I guess I’m stuck in my hometown”, I busted my ass, for two years, and made it back to the place I wanted to be.

Funny thing is, this was just the beginning, because once again, I didn’t listen to my intuition. After a year back in the desired location, I made the dumb decision to leave and stay in a place I never wanted to go. It was hell. Once again, this is where many would quit, and say it’s destiny. I couldn’t do it.

I made it back to where I wanted to be and finally began building some momentum. Many would see this as two major failures in a row. This for many would be a sign to just give it up. The difficulties of having your dream in your hands and allowing it to be taken away two times, does something to your soul. For me, it motivated me to keep fighting for it. Simply put, the whole process was ugly, and did not go anything like I expected it to go.

However I kept pushing to fix my mistakes, and get back on track. Eventually to get things right (as far as the main goal). From there it was building, and not letting setbacks discourage me. When you experience failures they are not a sign of fate. They are a test of willpower and determination, to keep pushing through the process. If you quit too soon, you might be giving up everything you’ve ever wanted in life. Be sure you know when to pivot, and when to walk away from something.

The average person, typically walks away from every setback. However you’ll hear many successful individuals talk about how a setback is a set up for a come back. Keep going. 

Successive Setbacks

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Existence above baseline survival is going to be full of challenges and setbacks. If you don’t like setbacks you’ll have a hard time adjusting to obstacles. You can’t avoid obstacles. You can accept them or overcome them. The option you choose determines the life you’ll end up living. 

It’s not the end.

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If you know you’re not where you want to be, keep going. Just because you had one good year, doesn’t mean it will continue indefinitely. Always be prepared for the setbacks. When you experience the setbacks, you’ll know it’s almost time for a comeback.

Self recognition.

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The fact that a lot of us get pissed off after trying something unsuccessfully the first few times shows how flawed our perspective is. Being human is difficult to begin with. Mapping out your skill set in order to maximize your performance and output is no walk in the park. You have to be just as prepared for the setbacks as you are for the successes. Life is short, but the journey feels long.

Don’t be so hard on yourself that you give up. It might take you 20 years to become an overnight success. By the way, success is not equal to fame and recognition. Stop with the social media equivalent. Real life existed for most of us far before social media.

Unfortunately there are a lot of new individuals that are being born into the social media era. Still, they will one day discover that success will come when the universe allows it. Not when we try to force things. They will also realize that they themselves are responsible for defining their own success, not their followers.