“Be careful about sharing plans and goals.” I’m sure that you’ve heard that before. It sounds sort of cynical. There is a bit of truth here, though.
Most of the time, your kind friends will quickly say they support you, but that’s the “no cost” kind of support. They wish you well. They love you and want you to be successful. But all the weight is on the wishing, not action. They aren’t to be blamed.
They wish you well. They love you and want you to be successful.
Don’t depend on others to keep you going or to help you get started on a commitment to a certain path, not because they are against you, but because they have their own plans and goals to pursue. We are all naturally self-centered. It’s unavoidable. Hopefully, we move forward through our lives, changing that tendency. Live with reality.
Finding joy and purpose in the process is what can keep us going. Support from others and good results are nice, but we can’t rely on those two things to move us forward. The support is out of our control. The results are out of our control.
I made a decision to begin. That is a reason to continue. “Why do you keep going?” “Becuase I said I would.” A lot can be learned from going through the process. Then that new knowledge can be used in the next project.