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3 Powerful Reasons Why We Must Learn To Love And Enjoy The Journey Of Our Life.

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” – Arthur Ashe –

We are all on a journey towards a destination. That destination could be to the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee or to climb the summit of Mount Everest.

We may have a goal to purchase a new car, start our own business, travel to another country, change careers or get married and have a family. Every destination presupposes a journey and that journey is in most cases much longer than the time spent at the destination.

If you tend to get caught up not enjoying the journey, and only focusing on the destination, you need to explore the following reasons why the journey in some cases is far more important than the destination or goal.

Reason No 1 – We spend 99% of our time on the journey. That’s right, we spend most of our time on the journey of our life. We reach our goal and we are back on another journey towards another destination.

Doesn’t it make so much more sense to enjoy the 99% as well as the 1% destination? Makes perfect sense to me.

Planning for a holiday is a good example. What’s the best part of a holiday? For me, it’s the days, weeks, or months before the actual holiday. We are so looking forward to the holiday that we can already start to enjoy it now, in our imagination, before we even pack our bags.

When we stop to think that our whole life is a journey of one sort or another. We are always on the journey of life towards a specific destination.

Let’s put things in perspective and start to enjoy our journey, so when we do reach our destination, it will be all that much more enjoyable.

Reason No2 – Keep an elevated emotion to attract the destination.

When we understand how energy works in our life, we realize that like energy attract each other.

I need to be vibrating at the same energy frequency during the journey as the energy frequency at the destination. When I can do this, I will be pulling that destination much closer, sooner, into my reality.

When I’m not enjoying the journey, frustrated, upset, or angry I will be a miss-match of energy at my destination, and I will be pushing it away, I will be repelling rather than attracting.

Everything is energy so we need to understand how to vibrate at the same energy frequency as my destination.

Not only will I enjoy the journey more, but I will also reach my destination sooner in most cases.

Reason No3 – Expand our positive life experience.

I’m a coach, and I’m passionate about helping Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, and C Level Management to enjoy their moment-to-moment life experiences and their destinations.

Our life is one big experience that we are having every moment of the day. When business Executives are so focused on the outcome, destination or goal they tend to lose the ability to enjoy the present moment.

This is a psychological muscle that has become so weak over the years of building the business. It’s become so weak they have forgotten how to expand their positive experience of the present moment.

By expanding our positive experience of the present moment we become a different person. We are happier, more relaxed and focused, more creative, and easier to work with.

If we live in the fight or flight mode for too long, worrying about the future destination, not being present, not enjoying the journey, we risk our own health and the health of the company.

“ The great science to live happily is to live in the present.” PYTHAGORAS

Conclusion:

Have your destination, your outcomes, and goals, and remember they exist so we can become the person to own them.

The journey is a becoming. It’s becoming the person we need to be to be able to have the destination. If my destination is to be a millionaire, I need to become a millionaire before I can have the million dollars.

All the work, growth, expansion, and enjoyment are in the journey, not the destination. Once we arrive at the destination it will be so much more enjoyable if I first was able to enjoy the journey. After a few deep breaths and enjoying the destination, we are back on another journey.

Paul Simos is an accomplished Executive Life Coach, Health Coach & Certified Trainer. He has a fundamental belief about his clients which frames how they work together i.e. they already have everything they need to achieve success. His role as a coach is to stimulate and challenge his clients to unlock their successful beliefs, skills, and behavior patterns. Free Masterclass Training , How To Get More Successful Outcomes In Your Professional & Personal Relationships… By Saying “NO” (The Right Way)…

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“Happiness is a direction, not a place.” ~Sydney J Harris

Being happy is for most of us one of the key aims in life. But where we often go wrong is in figuring out which path to take to achieve that happiness.

My own path has been a somewhat unconventional one. In my last year at college, most of my peers were busy applying for full-time jobs with large companies, but I knew that wasn’t what I wanted to do.

I wanted to see the world, which (long before gap years became so common) was met with disapproval by many. But excited, and somewhat scared, I set off alone on my travels.

I didn’t return for good until over seven years later, traveling around the world twice over, working as an English teacher in Istanbul and Barcelona, as a fruit picker on a kibbutz in Israel, in a ski resort, on a campsite in France, and in a fairground in Australia.

I drove across the US, rode the Trans-Siberian railway across Asia, and took precarious bus journeys through the Himalayas and the Andes.

It was a fantastically exciting time and left me with some amazing memories that will last forever. I knew that by doing this I’d probably be sacrificing any chance of reaching the upper echelons of the corporate tree, but that didn’t hold any appeal to me anyway.

Of more concern was the pressure I felt from family, friends, and society to settle down and find a “proper” job. But I’m really glad that I resisted that pressure and didn’t stop traveling and working abroad until I’d seen and experienced all that I wanted to.

I felt that there was plenty of time to have a conventional job after my traveling days were over, and this has proved correct.

The traveling taught me so much about myself, and life, and made me think about what I wanted from this short time on earth. I realized that I wanted to acquire experiences rather than money, and in my subsequent career that is what I have done.

I’ve done a variety of jobs: I’ve been a musician, graphic designer, novelist, and journalist. Much of the time, these have been precarious freelance jobs and not well paid, but they’ve all been fantastically interesting and given me a wealth of life experience.

I always wanted to have no regrets with the way I spent my life, and so far I haven’t. I know that if I’d spent my whole life trying to climb the corporate ladder I wouldn’t have been happy and would now have been lamenting what I hadn’t done in my life.

I’ve always found it really important to enjoy each step of the journey that I’ve been on and not just hoping to be happier at some point later in my life.

The path I’ve chosen may not be for everyone, but it is an example of the importance of choosing your own path in life, and ignoring the pressure from family, friends, and society.

I’ve seen how some people are pressured into certain jobs, often because they are considered prestigious, but hate the path they have chosen. Others may be pushed to get further up the career ladder, but then find out they hate the managerial responsibility that this generally brings.

People also often think that when they have more material goods or money they will be happier . But while it may be hard to be happy in the western world with no money (although some people achieve it) making lots of money and buying lots of things may not necessarily make you content.

Buying a new car or yacht is often only a short-term happiness boost and it seems that after a while, each upgrade to the car, house, or yacht gives less and less extra happiness.

Surveys have shown again and again that once people reach a certain wage—around the average wage in western countries—happiness levels do not increase much.

With relationships, it’s also important to find the right path for ourselves, and to be as sure as we can that we have chosen the right partner. And when we’ve hopefully found them, it’s so important to enjoy each moment of that relationship, not always be looking to the future.

We might think that having children will make us happy, but then when we have them we realize all the responsibilities and difficulties that brings, and may look back on our days without children with fondness. Or if we have young children we might wish they were older, but then they become teenagers!

The common pattern in all this is choosing the right road for the type of person we are and finding happiness at as many places along that route as we can.

So it’s important to look at all the good things in our lives and to enjoy them to the full right now. That is much more likely to bring happiness than waiting for it to appear around the corner.

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The journey is more important than the destination (quotes)

The journey is more important than the destination.

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu
A journey takes time. And the lessons we learn best, they come from the journey, not the destination. Jordan Dane
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Focus on the journey, not on arriving at a certain destination. Chris Hadfield
I learned to love the journey, not the destination. I learned that this is not a dress rehearsal, and that today is the only guarantee you get. Anna Quindlen
It’s the journey, not the destination. I truly believe that. Jason Sudeikis
It’s the not the Destination, It’s the journey. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Roads were made for journeys not destinations. Confucius
Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination. Drake
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way. Wayne Dyer
Sometimes it’s worth lingering on the journey for a while before getting to the destination. Richelle Mead
That roads are for journeys, ma’am, not destinations. Margaret Landon
The destination is more important than the journey
The dream is not the destination but the journey. Diane Sawyer
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The journey has to feel the way you want the destination to feel. Danielle LaPorte
The journey is the destination. Dan Eldon
The journey is the destination. That’s what you have to tell people. Audie Cornish
The journey, Not the destination matters. S. Eliot
The journey, not the destination, becomes a source of wonder. Loreena McKennitt
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The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination. Marion Zimmer Bradley
There is no difference in the destination, the only difference is in the journey. Hazrat Inayat Khan
There’s no destination. The journey is all that there is, and it can be very, very joyful. Srikumar Rao
To God, our journey is JUST as important as our destination! Beth Moore
You don’t always need to know your destination when you set out on a journey. Carole Wilkinson
The importance of a journey is not measured by the distance covered, but by the destination reached. Narendra Modi

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Enjoy the journey as much as the destination. Marshall Sylver
Enjoy the journey, because the destination is a mirage. Steven Furtick
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Life is a journey, not a destination

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Life is not a journey, it is a destination. Piero Scaruffi
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The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination. Don Williams
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The future is a process, not a destination. Bruce Sterling

Happiness is a journey, not a destination

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The purpose is not the destination but the journey itself. Only those who understand this simple truth can experience true happiness. Amish Tripathi
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Success is a journey, not a destination

Remember, success is a journey not a destination. Have faith in your ability. You will do just fine. Bruce Lee
Success and happiness are not destinations, they are exciting, never-ending journeys. Zig Ziglar
Success for me isn’t a destination it’s a journey. Everybody’s working to get to the top but where is the top? It’s all about working harder and getting better and moving up and up. Rihanna
Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Success is a journey, not a destination. It requires constant effort, vigilance and reevaluation. Mark Twain
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. Arthur Ashe
Success is every minute you live. It’s the process of living. It’s stopping for the moments of beauty, of pleasure; the moments of peace. Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of the journey. Jennifer James
Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of your journey. Jennifer James
Success is not a destination: It is a journey. The happiest people I know are those who are busy working toward specific objectives. The most bored and miserable people I know are those who are drifting along with no worthwhile objectives in mind. Zig Ziglar
Success is not in reaching the destination, but in making the journey. Bruce Lee
The journey is the destination. The process you’re in is the goal. Success is never defined by the outcome but by the process. Paul Young
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Character is a journey, not a destination

Character is a journey, not a destination. William J. Clinton

Excellence is a journey, not a destination

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Truth is a journey, not a destination

Knowledge is a destination. Truth, the journey. Terry Goodkind
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Instead of striving for happiness through end goals or objects, try cultivating day-to-day well-being. Because, as Calvin Holbrook explains, science shows that happiness really is a journey and not a destination.

'Happiness is a journey, not a destination’ is an often-heard saying, and many people would argue that the search for well-being is the greatest motivator of all humankind. But does this motto really hold true? And what does science have to say on the subject?

The expression suggests that humans shouldn’t believe that reaching a certain life goal will award them with happiness. The destination in question could be one of numerous end-points we're often striving for in life: that dream job, buying a first home, meeting the perfect partner, or snagging that huge pay rise you've been working so hard for.

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Chances are if you do reach one of your destination life goals, you may indeed feel happier – but only temporarily. Why? Because of our happiness set-point .

Happiness journey vs destination: set-point

Our set-point largely determines our overall well-being, and all of us have different levels. Therefore, those with higher set-points will be happier most of the time compared with those that have a less joyful outlook (due to their lower set-point).

Going through our life journey, we oscillate around this set-point. Unhappy life events shift happiness levels below their set-point while positive or exciting events boost your happiness levels above it.

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However, sooner or later, when that event becomes normalized or changes, happiness levels return to the original set-point (for example, when we feel the 'holiday blues' after coming back from the high of a recent holiday).

Likewise, once you reach your supposed happiness destination, it may not last, or something may get in the way of the perceived happiness you thought it would bring. For example, after getting what you thought was your dream job, you actually discovered it brought you a lot of negative stress due to the additional workload (and your demanding new boss). That dream new apartment you bought? Well, the noisy neighbours upstairs are doing their best to destroy your peace. Just met your 'perfect' partner? You'll soon discover all the things about them that drive you up the wall! Well, you get the picture.

“Chances are if you do reach one of your destination life goals, you will indeed feel happier – but only temporarily.”

Additionally, at some point these final destinations may dissolve all together. Indeed, as the only consistent thing in life is change, believing that happiness is a destination rather than the journey itself makes little sense. In fact, this pursuit of happiness – the constant desire and drive to achieve things we believe will boost our well-being and joy – often ends in disappointment (the so-called ‘ happiness trap ’. )

Improving your journey to happiness

As discussed, according to Lyubomirsky, our genetic set-point is responsible for around 50 per cent of our happiness. The remainder depends on our circumstances (10 per cent ) and our life activity (40 per cent).

However, some studies suggest that by changing our day-to-day life activity – focusing on our journey and not a final destination – we can boost our internal set-point to a higher level and become happier. Indeed, there are many smaller, everyday activities we can choose to improve our general well-being. So, here are five that you can employ right away.

Studies show we can fix our happiness set point higher by helping others. In fact, according to one — analyzing data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey – the trait most strongly linked to long-term happiness increases is a regular commitment to altruism. It showed that the more compassionate we are, the happier our life journey seems to be. RELATED: The benefits of kindness

This was backed up by another study by Sonja Lyubomirsky published in the Review of General Psychology in 2005. When she had students perform five weekly acts of kindness over a period of six weeks, they noticed a significant increase in happiness levels compared to a control group of students.

2. Practise gratitude

Cultivating gratitude is scientifically-proven to increase your happiness journey, and is one of the simplest life changes you can make as it requires little effort.

“As the only consistent thing in life is change, believing that happiness is a destination rather than the journey really makes little sense.”

According to a 2003 report in the journal of Social Behavior and Personality , grateful people tend to appreciate simple pleasures (defined as "those pleasures in life that are available to most people”). Indeed, a study published in The Journal of Happiness Studies showed that writing a daily or weekly gratitude journal can make finding happiness easier.

3. Meditate

Starting your day with just five to 10 minutes of meditation will help you to develop your happiness. Try meditating in the morning shortly after waking: the immediate heightened inner clarity it will give you will set you up for the rest of the day.

And, according to Psychology Today , meditation is the strongest mental practice that has the power to reset your happiness set point, thus turning you into a more joyful person: regular meditation practice can literally rewire your brain so you can become happier.

4. Build quality relationships

If happiness is a journey and not a destination, then it’s the people that are with you on your journey that can make all the difference. Science is clear on this: you can find and maintain happiness through developing quality relationships.

Humans are a social species and need regular contact. In a 75-year, multigenerational study , Robert Waldinger measured happiness levels in people from Boston’s poorest neighborhoods. He found that the most joyful were those with high-quality social connections.

5. Choose happiness

Bronnie Ware, a palliative care nurse who devoted her career to working with end-of-life patients, found a theme in those coming to the end of their lives: they has a deep regret about not ‘letting’ themselves be happy. Ware, the author of The Top Five Regrets Of The Dying , penned a blog for the Huffington Post , in which she wrote:

“Many did not realize until the end that happiness is a choice . They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives.

“Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again ... Life is a choice. It is your life. Choose consciously, choose wisely, choose honestly. Choose happiness .”

RELATED: Cherophobia – the fear of happiness explained

Conclusions

All to often we are led to believe that by obtaining goals or possessions we will feel happier. But the reality is – and science agrees – that when we reach those destinations, our happiness levels quickly return to their original set-point. Indeed, happiness often leads to success, but success does not always lead to happiness. Instead, research shows that the best way to maintain consistent well-being is to focus on the everyday changes you can make in your life, with altruism, gratitude and quality relationships being important factors: happiness really is a journey and not a destination.

In fact, research in the field of positive psychology has shown that happiness is a choice that anyone can make. As psychologist William James put it, “The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.” ●

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Posted August 16, 2021

Reminds me of the verse by Alfred D. Souza that goes:

"Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life.

But there was always some obstacle in the way, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.

At last, it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.

This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness.

HAPPINESS IS THE WAY.

So treasure every moment you have and remember that

time waits for no one."

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Posted June 24, 2021

Happiness is a journey. I am not sure if I agree with the picture. However, I agree with the point made in the article. Happiness is not a destination that you reach, and then it's all sorted. The picture of the journey still implies a destination, and that's what seems wrong to me. I'll keep thinking of an image that resonates better with me.

Posted May 11, 2021

Such an interesting article, and I think it's always important to remind ourselves that happiness is a journey, not a destination. It's so easy to think you'll be happy once you've reached a certain goal, but the most important thing is really to enjoy the journey you are on and look for happiness in the smallest thing along the way. Don't compare yourself to others!

Posted October 5, 2020

The purpose of this letter is to express my appreciation for sharing your valuable insight into personal growth. Its articles like “Why happiness is a journey, not a destination (and 5 key ways to enjoy the ride)” which gives those who are struggling hope for the future, as it pushes them to keep fighting their depression. I admire your view on happiness and your explanation of how it is a journey and not a destination. I also appreciate that you have provided readers with an amazing set of healthy coping strategies such as being kind and practicing gratitude. As when a person is depressed and/or anxious it may become very tempting to turn to unhealthy coping strategies such as drugs or alcohol to provide an ‘easy way out.’ However, these unhealthy coping mechanisms provide temporary happiness and will end up making them feel worse in the end. I thank you for taking the time to provide those who are struggling, with healthy and natural ways to bring themselves some relief.

Posted April 30, 2019

Nice article

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Journey vs. destination: Motivation experts break down which one to focus on to reach your goals

New studies reveal how to use metaphors to motivate yourself.

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There's nothing more natural than using path- and travel-related metaphors. We've all spoken of "long roads ahead", "heading in the right direction", or "taking a wrong turn." Szu-Chi Huang and Jennifer Aaker , psychologists at the Stanford School of Business, say that path-metaphors aren't just a convenient way to describe our goals. They recently conducted six studies involving over 1,600 people who were pursuing fitness, diet, and educational goals and found that whether people focus on "the journey" or "the destination" makes a big difference to motivation and success. We reached out and asked about the differences between the two kinds of metaphors, and how we can use them to motivate ourselves at each stage on the way to our goals.

Journey versus destination

The destination is "like a dot on the map," says Huang, "It's the desired end-state of all our striving." If you're trying to lose 20 pounds, then 20 pounds lighter is the destination. According to Huang, thinking about the destination highlights the difference between where we are now and where we want to be: "Knowing there is an ideal state and they are not there yet, that gap motivates people," she says. It's not just the beauty of our goal, it's the pain of not yet having achieved it.

Journey metaphors, by contrast, "draw a line from your current state to your future state and illuminate what it looks like." Thinking about the journey calls our attention to all the things we'll need to do, the obstacles and milestones, the highs and lows along the way.

Starting the journey

Big goals can be exciting, but they don't come with directions. It's easy to say "I'm going to get into great shape this year," but that doesn't tell us what to do tomorrow. Therefore, thinking about the journey is especially important right at the beginning.

If you're setting out on a fitness journey, for example, Huang recommends prepping the same way you would for an actual physical trip. "What do we do when we're going on a trip? We buy the equipment we need: the appropriate shoes, the gym membership, whatever tools we need. We prepare by reading books or taking a course." Also, notes Huang, most people don't like to travel alone, so this is the time to find travelling companions with similar goals.

Focusing on the journey also "helps us to map out the milestones and sub-goals that we'll need to reach along the way." At the outset, focusing only on the final destination can be discouraging if we don't have a clear path to get there. Huang says setting out milestones gives us immediate direction, allows us to experience small successes along the way, and builds in opportunities to review whether our companions and equipment are still right for the next stage in the journey.

On the path to victory

According to Huang, whether we should keep our eyes on the prize or focus on putting one foot in front of the other depends on where we are in the journey.

In research for a 2017 article, she found that thinking about the destination can be demotivating in two ways. When our goals seem unattainable, "we tend to disengage because we don't like to commit to things that are impossible." This is especially a problem in the early stages of a journey when the destination is still far-off and we haven't proved to ourselves that we can hack it.

Yet we also disengage when goals are too attainable. "It's a tortoise and hare effect," says Huang, "Losing one more pound sounds simple and I won't care about it much, so maybe I'll just go grab a dessert." When a journey is going well and the end is in sight, small sub-goals seem less relevant and we start to slow down.

When this happens, "It's time to bring back that big destination." Huang suggests using visualization to help bring your final goal to life. "If I want to lose five pounds, I visualize the dress I want to look good in or imagine myself in a situation where my friends can compliment me on feeling so much fitter in my workout class." When we visualize things, it engages our emotions and makes it personally relevant. For Huang, saying she wants to "lose five pounds" won't do the trick, "A number is just a number. There's no emotion around it, no relevance."

How to keep climbing once you've reached the summit

When we reach our goals, it's normal to relax and forget about the long slog that got us there. This makes sense when our goals are limited in scope. But many goals are really about lasting personal change. As Aaker puts it, "The point of education is not the diploma, it's to keep learning in the future. The point of getting in shape is not to lose the extra five pounds, it's to keep the weight off and maintain your healthy habits into the future.… In this light, success isn't the short-run win; it's the subsequent activity that you adopt after you achieved your goal."

If we're trying to establish long-term changes, focusing on a destination that we've already reached might hurt our chances. We've closed the distance where we are and where we want to be that used to motivate us. This is why people tend to revert to their old behaviours once they've achieved a fitness or weight-loss goal.

The six studies on fitness, dieting, and educational goal that Aaker and Huang recently published revealed that, "Across each of these studies thinking about success as a journey helps people see greater change and personal growth," says Aaker, "which fuels them to continue eating healthily and continue learning after achieving their original goals."

The reason that focusing on the journey helps people keep up their good behaviour is that it reminds us of the distance we have crossed, the gap between who we were when we set out and who we are now. "When we have positive change, we want to hold onto it. We don't want to go back to how we were," says Huang.

It also helps us internalize the behaviours that we used on the way. As Huang puts it, "If I think about the journey, I feel like I've changed. I'm now the person who works out or is mindful about eating." And when the behaviours become part of her identity, Huang says "I'll do it with or without reward. You don't need to incentivize me and give me points for going to the gym anymore, this is part of who I am."

How do we take advantage of this powerful effect? When you've achieved a goal, take some time to reflect on how you got there. Think of the ups and downs on the way and link the behaviours that you used with the positive change that you experienced. To make this reflection more powerful, Huang recommends documenting your progress along the way. "Take photos if it's a physical change. Journal and take notes along the way, the more personal the better." If you haven't recorded your journey, says Huang, it's still worth doing. "Close your eyes and think for a few minutes about what happened last month. What changed in the last month? These are the things we want to make a connection to using this journey mindset." Either way, the key is to find a sense of positive growth and link it to the behaviours that helped you achieve your goals.

Clifton Mark writes about philosophy, psychology, politics, and other life-related topics. Find him @Clifton_Mark on Twitter.

4 Steps to Start Living Your Life in Process

The importance of focusing on the processes for positive change..

Posted December 27, 2021 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods

Some psychologists believe that mental illness should be treated not with discrete protocols but with underlying process that promote change.
Focusing on process over outcome can help people become more present and adaptable.
People can develop a process-based approach to life by tending to the moment at hand, identifying the bigger picture, and savoring the journey.

If there is one word you should embrace in 2022, it’s "process."

If you are a striver, you probably love words like "product," "outcome," and "finish line." But these words have less meaning in a shape-shifting pandemic that has no concrete end in sight. They also don’t ring true when it comes to parenting , when every developmental milestone your kid reaches opens the door to a new set of challenges. And there is no finish line when you are in recovery from an addiction or mental health struggle, where lapses are part of the process.

I’ve interviewed dozens of leaders in the fields of psychology and wellness and the one word that rises to the surface in our conversations is "process." Whether it’s Kristin Neff talking about developing self-compassion or Helen Neville sharing how to heal racial trauma —it’s a process.

There are two important things you should know about the word "process" when it comes to your mental health:

Focusing on process over outcome helps you be more present and adaptable, and it fosters a growth mindset.
The future of psychology is a process-based one.

What does that mean?

Process over outcome

If you could draw a line representing the ups and downs and twists and turns of your life thus far, it would be a squiggly one. When I work with clients in recovery from eating disorders, I often show them a picture of a labyrinth. Recovery’s never a straight shot and no matter how long you’ve been at it, you can take a turn that ends up feeling like you are at the beginning again. Tending to the process helps you stick with it when an old pattern shows up. You refocus your awareness on the present moment, the task at hand, and take a step forward.

Carol Dwek has shown us a lot about the benefits of process-based, growth mindsets . With over three decades of research, she’s helped us see that kids who are told they are smart, "tend to give up sooner on difficult tasks compared to kids who are told they are 'working hard.'” Health behavior research has similar findings. When you focus on outcomes like weight loss when starting a healthy behavior, you are likely to give up sooner than if you shift your attention towards the process of pursuing your values or the positive feeling of moving your body more. If you solely focus on the outcome of a scale, what happens when we don’t see the results we want? Do you give up?

Viewing your life, your behavior change, and your struggles as a process frees you up to enjoy the journey and to find your way back when you inevitably get off track.

Your psychology is based on processes

The second reason process is the word of the future is because it maps onto where psychological science is headed. There’s a ground-breaking paper by Steven Hayes and Stefan Hoffman called, The Future of Clinical Science: Process-Based Psychology. In it, these two leaders argue that the field is moving away from what Hayes has called “the alphabet soup” of discrete protocols to treat diagnoses (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for OCD , dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for borderline personality disorder (BPD), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)) and toward underlying processes that promote human flourishing and change (e.g., acceptance, perspective-taking , committed action toward values). Healing from your addiction, depression , or anxiety involves engaging in processes such as the willingness to be open to discomfort and stepping back from unhelpful thoughts and behaviors toward values goals .

There is no one perfect technique or strategy that will solve your problems, but rather it’s the processes you engage in that matter. As psychological research continues to evolve, we will increasingly understand the core processes that underlie living well and be able to apply them in an idiosyncratic and contextual way.

4 steps to start living your life in process

You can develop a process-based approach to living each and every moment of your life. Here are four strategies to try today:

Tend to the moment at hand: The foundation of living in process is being in the present moment. When you notice yourself getting focused on outcome or product, bring your attention back to the task you are engaging in. What does it feel like in your body to be in this moment? What is happening in the world around you?
Zoom out: Sometimes being in process involves seeing the big picture. Stepping back and looking at your journey this far gives you a fresh perspective, like an airplane looking at the mountains and cities below. Zoom out from time to time and see how parenting, the pandemic, and your relationships are evolving and changing over time.
Look for themes: What are the core ways of engaging with the world (processes) that have helped you most in life? What about ways that you engage that trip you up? For example, when you are more accepting, compassionate, and courageous, how is your experience different when you are more rigid or caught in critical thoughts?
Savor the journey: Savoring is one of the key psychological processes that promote well-being. Savoring is also key to dealing with uncertainty. Tending to the process of your life slows it down a bit so you can savor it more. Give yourself the time to savor the sweet moments today, even if they are embedded in uncertainty about the outcome.

Diana Hill, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, co-author of ACT Daily Journal , and the host of the podcast Your Life in Process.

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Why Happiness Is A Journey And Not A Destination

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We often talk about happiness as a goal — something to be attained, like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

The problem with this approach is that we forget to enjoy the present moment. There’s nothing wrong with setting goals for yourself, but if you think achieving a certain goal will finally bring you happiness, you may be in for a disappointment . One reason is that the predictions we make about how we’ll feel in the future aren’t very accurate.

When I was studying psychology at university, one of our professors asked us at the beginning of the course to fill out a survey. Several of the questions had to do with what grade we thought we’d get, and how we’d feel if we got a better or worse grade. At the end of the year, after we received back our grades, we were asked to note our emotional response.

It turns out that almost all our predictions were incorrect. Those of us who got a better grade than we’d predicted at the beginning of the year didn’t feel as happy as we thought we would – and those of us who got a worse grade didn’t feel as bad as predicted!

The ability to accurately predict our future emotional states is called affective forecasting and it turns out that humans are pretty bad at it . We make consistently bad predictions about how we’ll feel:

When a relationship ends
When we do well in sports
When we get a good grade
When we graduate from college
When we get a promotion
Just about anything else

There are a couple of different reasons why we’re so bad at this, but two of the main ones are because we usually overestimate how intensely we’ll feel an emotion and for how long .

Another important reason we’re bad at predicting our emotions is that we usually fail to take into account the complexity of future events. You might think you’ll be happy when you get a promotion – but you may find yourself over-worked, with too much responsibility and not enough time.

Finally, this study found that the more people equate goal-achievement with happiness, the more they’re likely to be miserable when they fail to achieve that goal. If there’s a lesson to be learned from poor affective forecasting, it’s that you shouldn’t count on specific events to make you happy.

Another reason why it’s not great to put all your happiness eggs in one basket is that your happiness depends more on the frequency of happy events , and not the intensity.

In other words, it’s better to have lots of little happy moments than one or two bigs ones. Not only this, but research has shown that happiness from individual events doesn’t actually last that long . And it turns out that one of the best ways to prolong feelings of happiness following an event is to relive what it is that made you happy .

These three studies together tell us something very important about happiness: you should try to maximize the number of small, happy events in your life as much as you can.

Why is happiness a journey and not a destination? Because whatever you think is the destination, it probably won’t make you as happy as you’d like, and you may end up miserable if you don’t get there. It’s better to enjoy little events along the way.

I came across this cute and clever meme today in the gym. Maybe you’ve seen it.

It got me to thinking that one of the reasons why lots of people are unhappy is because they go out looking for happiness, rather than cultivating it in their lives. In a previous article, we explained how happiness is an inside job – it’s something that you can build up from the inside, without having to resort to external sources.

One overview of the paradoxes inherent in seeking happiness came to this conclusion:

Happiness is pursued indirectly as the by-product of meaningful activities and relationships.

While the reasons are manifold (and a bit complex), it looks like “searching for it everywhere” is just about the worst way to go about it. Maddeningly, this study found that valuing happiness as an end goal or destination may “lead people to be less happy just when happiness is within reach.” Finally, when we’re focused on happiness as a destination, we end up feeling like we have less time to enjoy it . So if happiness isn’t a destination we can find and get to, how do we create it?

Well, I already mentioned one article, but the Learn To Be Happy Blog is full of advice based on real-world examples and research on how to cultivate happiness in your day to day life. Some examples include journaling for self-improvement , spreading happiness to others , and (of course!) being physically active . There are lots of ways to create happiness in your life, and studies have shown it’s a lot more effective than looking for it.

Why is happiness a journey and not a destination? Because you may never find the destination, in which case you’ve got a long, long journey ahead of you. So enjoy it! When you get happiness from the journey, you can stop looking for it elsewhere.

Happiness on the horizon

I love facts. Did you know that we share 50% of our DNA with lettuce? Or that a piece of paper folded 42 times would reach the moon? (Turns out you can’t fold a piece of paper more than 8 times. Sorry NASA).

Well, here’s another one of my favorites: people are typically happier planning vacations than after going on them .

In fact, the anticipation of an event is often more enjoyable than the event itself, and we’re happier looking forward to it than we are remembering it. Why is that? Well, it’s due in part to what we talked about in the first part of this article, affective forecasting. We overestimate how much a vacation or some other event will make us happy. But we love imagining it, planning it and getting excited about it!

This is called active anticipation and it’s a fantastic way to enjoy the happiness journey. There are lots of ways to practice active anticipation of an event – you can journal about it, watch movies or read books in a similar vein, or do research on things to do. The important thing is to enjoy the process as much as you can.

This also means you’ll be happier if you always have something good on the horizon, whether it’s a trip, a play, a dinner with friends, or just a nice meal at the end of the week.

If that seems contradictory to the first two interpretations of Happiness as a journey, remember to focus on active anticipation — take as much pleasure as you can in planning the details.

This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t enjoy yourself at the party! But it does mean that you should try to enjoy planning it too. Don’t attach your happiness to the upcoming event. You can look forward to the event without saying to yourself, “I’ll finally be happy when I go on vacation”, or “I’ll finally be happy when I see my friends!”

The point is to enjoy all of it – the journey there and the destination.

Why is happiness a journey and not a destination? Because the journey can be a lot more fun than the destination itself, and if you take the time to really enjoy each step along the way, you’ll spend more time being happy. Having something to look forward to helps you be happier in the present, which means that the journey is never really over. When you reach one destination, just keep on trekking!

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We’ve seen a number of different ways that happiness is best thought of as a journey and not a destination. It turns out that people are happiest when they have something to look forward to, when they enjoy the steps that take them there, and when they don’t attach too much importance to individual events.

On the flip side, focusing on happiness as a destination to be found or reached, putting all your hopes on big life events, and aiming for one or two really happy moments rather than a series of little ones, are all things that can make you less happy. It turns out the cliché is true: happiness really is a journey, one to be enjoyed to the fullest.

Now I’m looking forward to hearing from you! Have you experienced things similar to what I discussed in this article? Did I miss something? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!

Academic researcher and writer with a passion for statistical analysis, neuropsychology and mental health.

2 thoughts on “Why Happiness Is A Journey And Not A Destination”

Great article. I was a very unhappy person when I was younger and it took me a long time to realize that happiness was up to me, not up to the world or people around me. Now, I look for things to be happy about every day. It has changed my life.

Thanks for sharing, Sherri!

Happiness is Not a Destination: How to Enjoy the Journey

What is happiness? Is it a destination or a journey? If happiness is a journey, then how do you focus on the journey, not the destination? And who said that happiness is a journey, not a destination? Which is a more important journey or destination when it comes to happiness?

Happiness is Not a Destination: How to Enjoy the Journey

We need to learn how to make the most of where we are today and enjoy the journey ; because If we spend our whole lives working, rushing and dashing, and trying to get to the ideal destination, we miss the journey getting there.

How to Enjoy the Journey When All You Want to Do is Reach Your Destination

If you’re not where you want to be in life, I want to let you know that, although the associated feelings may not be delightful, this is actually a good thing.

This means that you have aspirations and goals that you’re striving towards, and in striving towards them, you are growing and evolving into a better version of yourself.

All your wildest dreams just haven’t been realized yet , which may cause you to experience a bit of impatience and hopelessness, feelings that may be supplemented by inadequacy when you find yourself scrolling through other people’s highlight reels on social media. Having experienced this multiple times in my life, I’d like to share with you 4 lessons that I’ve learned along the way that may be useful for you on your journey.

1. Trust The Process

Several years ago, after one year out of the workforce, I decided that it was time to apply for jobs again. The job search process felt like an emotional roller coaster – I’d submit my resume, unsure of whether or not I’d hear back. When I heard back, I’d feel excited for the opportunity to go on an interview, and after the interview, I’d feel dejected because, through the interview, I realized that the company and I were not a good match for each other. This dragged on for weeks, which turned into months.

However, through the job search process, in order to keep myself grounded, I cultivated a daily meditation and yoga practice, which I maintain to this day. Had I secured a job right away and not gone through the emotional roller coaster, I probably would not have developed my personal mindfulness practice that has been a game-changer in my life. When I finally did land a job months later, it felt right – it met every criteria I was looking for in a job.

2. Everything is Happening for You

When I was a college senior, I got a job in consulting through on-campus recruiting and was slated to join the Products & Services team at my firm. However, because I deferred my start date for a year, when I joined the firm a year later, there was no longer a need in Products & Services, and instead, I was placed on the Financial Services team, for which I had no interest.

In fact, I spent the bulk of my time at the firm trying to make an internal transfer to join another team where I felt like I could better leverage my skills and experiences.

Unfortunately, as I watched other people successfully transfer from one team to another, I was still stuck on the same team and wondered why I wasn’t able to do the same. My immediate thoughts were, “This sucks, and this isn’t fair.”

Then it dawned on me that if I’m unable to make an internal transfer, then maybe it’s time for me to look for another job outside of the firm.

Within weeks, I found a new job and moved to a company that was more aligned with what I studied and what I cared about.

With hindsight, I can see that it was a good thing that I was denied the internal transfer.

3. The World is an Abundant Place

In college, I knew that there was only a limited number of seats available for coveted consulting jobs. So, if someone landed a spot, my chances just went down. As such, I believed that opportunities were hard to come by, and I developed a scarcity mindset .

I acknowledge that the job market may be tight and competitive at times. However, I also acknowledge that there are also 7.8 billion people globally, and with that many people, there are opportunities out there.

When we focus on the competition and how tight the job market is, life will become a self-fulfilling prophecy where we work to prove ourselves right. We focus on growth, so if we, instead, choose to focus on the fact that there are so many possibilities out there, some that we can’t even fathom right now, our minds will subconsciously work in ways to find those opportunities.

4. Everything has Always Worked Out, and It Will Continue to Do So

I was incredibly stressed out in high school and obsessed over every paper, quiz, and exam. If I could go back in time and visit my high school self, I’d tell her to stop worrying so much about getting into college, that everything will work out!

I was also very stressed out as a college senior because I was worried about my employment prospects. If I could go back in time and visit my college self, I’d also tell her to stop worrying so much about getting a job, that everything will work out!

When we are caught in the thick of things, it feels like we’re drowning in our worries, and it’s hard to come up for a breath of air and notice the horizon beyond where we currently are.

Perhaps you’ve felt stuck in the same place for a long time, worried if things will change. I promise you that the efforts that you’re making are propelling you forward, even if the results are not yet evident.

Your progress is inevitable – you may not see clear results tomorrow or the next day. However, a year from now, you’ll be at a much different place, where you’ll be able to look back and see how all that worrying was for nothing. When you trust that you’ll reach your destination, you’ll learn to enjoy the ride getting there.

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Journey vs. Destination: Why Life is a Journey, Not a Destination

Personal Growth . 7 Min. Read . By: Devon Brown

W ith your permission, I’d like to tell you a story. A story that perfectly illustrates why, when it comes to the "journey vs. destination" conversation, the journey is in fact the more important of the two.

I heard or read this story somewhere a while back (at least I think I did).

I may have come across it in a fitness magazine several years ago, but it’s been so long that I’m going to have to make up the name of the main character and fill in some of the details as I see fit.

Think of this story like one of those “based on a true story” movies. The names and characters may not be real... but the lesson sure is.

Heck, even the picture further down in this blog post is just one I found online that illustrated the point of the story perfectly… but hell if I know who the woman in the picture actually is (LOL) .

You may be wondering why I’ve decided to tell you such a story (given that I can‘t even remember where I heard it in the first place).

Honestly, it’s because I love you and I want to get a really important point across to you about “Journey vs. Destination” .

Besides, if me telling you an “Edutaining” (educational + entertaining) story gets you to have a positive shift in the way you understand life... then I’ll take it!

Not to mention the fact that I’m willing to bet you a clean, crisp $100 bill, that not only is the essence of this story true, but it’s probably happened dozens of times.

Truth be told...

The purpose of this story is, in part, to get you to understand the importance of NOT achieving your goals.

“But, Devon” you say ... ” I thought that I was supposed to have goals and strive to achieve them.”

Yes, you are. But you also need to understand something about the journey you take when you strive to reach your goals.

before picture of Mary unhappy with her weight

(image source: Body-Buildin.com )

Just like Mary.

She had a goal (she also had a little lamb... HA! – just playing)

But in all seriousness...

Mary hated her weight...

So she set a goal (a.k.a. “destination”) to lose 20 pounds.

She started going to the gym, working out hard, lifting weights, eating right, and all that other stuff you’re supposed to do.

Week after week, Mary stuck to her plan.

But week after week, she found that the weight just would not come off.

But she didn’t give up (because she was committed to her goal).

Every time she stepped on the scale and didn’t like what it said, that just strengthened her resolve to work harder.

But after six full weeks of doing EVERYTHING she was supposed to do, the EXACT way she was supposed to do it, Mary hadn’t lost a single pound.

She was just as far away from her goal (destination) as the day she began.

Now, let's stop here for a moment...

Sometimes the Journey is Better Than the Destination

Mary’s goal was to lose 20 pounds, right?

She took the actions she was supposed to take, right?

But she wasn’t moving any closer to her goal.

Now, be honest. Would you, at this point, have given up on your weight loss goal?

Well, if you would have given up, then you would’ve missed the gift that would’ve been discovered had you continued the JOURNEY .

Why Human Beings Must Embrace the Journey...

You see, what Mary discovered after six weeks of working out, is that her body is able to build muscle really easily.

So, while she was in fact losing fat, she was also, simultaneously, gaining muscle (but her weight remained the same because muscle is more dense than fat) .

In essence, the scale was lying to her.

The scale kept reading 138 lbs. (63 kg)…

But her body composition was completely different. Heck, on some days she even weighed MORE than her original weight.

Her body was in fact transforming, and it was becoming clearer not just when she looked at herself in the mirror, but in the compliments and attention she was getting.

Noticing the changes to her body, Mary decided to stop looking at the scale, and embrace how easily she put on muscle.

A few months later she entered one of those fitness/figure competitions and took home 1 st place!

Today, she regularly competes in fitness competitions and is in love with her body (as she should be).

She weighs MORE than her original body weight, and to this day she never reached her goal (destination) of losing 20 lbs.

(Image Source: Body-Buildin.com )

Life Lessons From This Journey vs. Destination Story

The point of this story is to get you to understand the REAL reason the journey is more important than the destination, and the point of setting goals .

The point of setting goals is NOT (necessarily ) to reach the goal. This is what most other websites and “gurus” miss.

(Besides, reaching the goal itself is often anti-climactic.)

PAY ATTENTION: Because what I'm about to share with you is the "SEXY" of this article. (Note: The “ SEXY ” is the main point/essence/big life-changing idea that you can take an apply to other areas of your life )

The Real Point Of Goal Setting Is Two-Fold

FIRST - The point of goal setting is to go through the process of growing as a person. That growth can ONLY be achieved by working towards a goal.

SECOND - The point of goal setting is to uncover new realities, truths, and new goals along the way. In other words, the purpose of goal setting (and taking action towards said goals) is to expose the gifts found along the JOURNEY .

Let Me Put It Another Way:

It’s like starting at point “A”...

Heading towards point “B” (your initial goal)...

And along the journey, you discover point “C”, an even awesomer destination than point B, but one that you couldn’t see when you were at point “A”.

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Re-read the above statement, 2 or 3 more times… It’s the KEY to everything!! That is the SEXY!

Mary’s “goal” (her destination) was never to be a fitness competitor. It was to lose weight.

So, she started working hard towards that goal.

Along the way, she discovered a new path (one that she would’ve NEVER seen had she not embarked upon the journey toward her original goal).

Think about it…

Did Mary ever reach her original goal? Did she reach her desired outcome?

She failed miserably at it.

But in doing so she found a greater gift .

Funnily enough, that gift was found in her weighing MORE than she thought she wanted to weigh.

(Let that sink in for a moment!)

My Personal Journey vs. Destination Example...

I remember back in 2014 when I set a goal for myself of opening an office and managing a sales team that generated $300,000+ a month in sales.

I launched my company, did $100,000 in sales the first month, hired a business coach and a dozen new employees, and started marching towards my goal of $300,000 a month.

9 Months later I was broke.

I worked hard toward my goal but “failed” miserably at it.

But in my failure I discovered something.

I discovered that I had ZERO desire to run a sales team, work out of a “real” office, or do any of the other mess I was doing.

I also discovered that making six figures a month isn’t all it’s cracked up to be - if you have to exchange it for your happiness and sanity.

That failure caused me to change my entire business model.

Along the JOURNEY , I discovered what I really wanted my life and business to look like.

So, I downsized.

I sub-leased my office to another company.

I went from 12 employees to 5.

And I set it up so that everyone could work from home.

The end result…

I was 10X happier!

I hope it does.

And I hope that now when you hear people talking about "the journey vs. the destination", you understand exactly why people say the journey is the more important of the two.

Journey vs. Destination Quotes

I often like to end my blogs with a quote that inspires and motivates my readers.

In this case, the whole article is based on a famous quote.

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So, instead, I'm going to share some fun history on that very quote...

Ralph Waldo Emerson is often credited for the famous quote, "Life is a journey, not a destination."

However, an exact match to that quote in his works has not been found.

The Actual Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

Ralph's closest related remark that he wrote goes...

"To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

The closest match is actually from a 1920 periodical called "The Christian Advocate" that wrote:

"He wanted his friends to realize that life is a journey and not a destination; that the heart must be set upon those matters of character which are eternal and not upon those matters of sensation which pass away." -Lynn H. Hough

Other 'Journey Better Than Destination' Quotes

"Success is not a destination, but a journey." -anonymous, 1929
"Happiness is a journey, not a destination." -1935 story in the Clevelan Plain Dealer
"Life’s a journey not a destination and I just can’t tell just what tomorrow brings." -1993 Aerosmith song, Amazing

Basically, no one really knows who first used the words "life is a journey, not a destination" but it's good advice regardless. That's clear from the many iterations of the quote over the course of generations.

The life lesson is this: set goals to help move you forward, but enjoy the journey.

Never forget that life is a journey that teaches us along the way. Be prepared to adjust your path and go with the flow as you find new meaning and better dreams you couldn't predict.

How to Start Your Journey

The first steps of your journey should lay your foundation with a healthy mindset and a clear idea of the habits you need to form. Establishing those habits will be your true goal, just like establishing healthy habits ended up being Mary's true goal.

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Why the Journey is More Important Than the Destination

By: Premier Sport Psychology

We have all heard the old adage, “The journey is more important than the destination,” (or some variation of it) time and again. What few people discuss, however, is what makes the journey so important.

Look at any newspaper story describing an athletic accomplishment, and you may notice that while the headline comes from the accomplishment itself, the body of the story is, in fact, a story. It is the story of how the athlete achieved his or her goals, typically through preparation and adversity. Take for example, Ben Saunders.

In 2014, Saunders accomplished a journey that no one previously had—he trekked to the South Pole and back on foot. He and his partner ventured 1,800 miles, spanning 105 days—shattering the record for the longest human-powered polar journey by over 400 miles. However, it wouldn’t have been a journey without obstacles along the way. After experiencing consistent headwind slowing them down, the two cut back their food rations to half of what they should have been consuming, and eventually ran out. 46 miles away from their storage of food, hungry and suffering from hypothermia, Saunders made the decision to call for assistance. It was not easy, and Saunders called it “one of the toughest decisions of [his] life.” He went on to say, “I don’t regret calling for that plane for a second, because I’m still standing here alive, with all digits intact. But getting external assistance like that was never part of the plan, and it’s something my ego is still struggling with. This was the biggest dream I’ve ever had, and it was so nearly perfect.”

In today’s fast-paced world, we constantly try to achieve the next goal as fast as humanly possible. We try to change the definition of what is humanly possible. We are obsessed with perfection and being the best. However, we must shift our focus from the end point to the point we are currently in. We must focus on accomplishing our current challenge before we prepare for our next challenge. Runners build up their endurance by running 5, 10, 15 miles before running a marathon. Swimmers do not swim the 400-meter freestyle without spending time in the gym building their muscles and physical strength. Athletes (much like Ben Saunders) do not accomplish great feats unless they first spend a great deal of time preparing.

We need to learn to be content with the place that we are in and not just the destination. Crossing the finish line takes a split second, but the journey takes so much longer. If we are only living for the finish line, we are only enjoying a few moments instead of the weeks, months, or years of preparation. The journey is where we learn. When people recall their stories, they don’t just say, “Well, I crossed the finish line at this time and then that was that.” They tell their stories. They talk about overcoming obstacles—when they learned what their breaking points were after being pushed to their physical and mental limits. They talk about the relationships they formed with their teammates and crews. They talk about how, in the most brutal of conditions, they learned what they were made of. We don’t learn what we’re made of after we complete goals—we learn during the process.

After Saunders completed his journey to the South Pole and back, many people asked him what would be the next milestone he would conquer. Reporters wanted to know the next destination, but Saunders was still reflecting on his journey:

“Looking back, I still stand by all the things I’ve been saying for years about the importance of goals and determination and self-belief, but I’ll also admit that I hadn’t given much thought to what happens when you reach the all-consuming goal that you’ve dedicated most of your adult life to, and the reality is that I’m still figuring that bit out. […] I’m also standing here saying, you know what, that cliché about the journey being more important than the destination? There’s something in that. The closer I got to my finish line, that rubbly, rocky coast of Ross Island, the more I started to realize that the biggest lesson that this very long, very hard walk might be teaching me is that happiness is not a finish line, that for us humans, the perfection that so many of us seem to dream of might not ever be truly attainable, and that if we can’t feel content here, today, now, on our journeys amidst the mess and the striving that we all inhabit, the open loops, the half-finished to-do lists, the could-do-better-next-times, then we might never feel it.”

To hear Saunders’ full story, watch his TED talk here .

77 Positive and Inspiring Journey Quotes

Embark on a journey of a lifetime with these inspiring journey quotes. Life’s a thrilling ride, filled with ups and downs.

It’s about braving the storms and cherishing time spent with loved ones.

So whether your path is spiritual, an exciting travel adventure, or just starting something new in life, let these quotes fuel your spirit for exploration and discovery.

Journey quotes to begin your path towards greatness

1. “Never give up on your dreams, no matter how painful and difficult your journey is.” – Lisa

2. “The journey is never ending. There’s always gonna be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what’s right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment.” – Antonio Brown

3. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

4. “Sometimes its more about the journey than the destination.” – Jamal Crawford

5. “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” – Arthur Ashe

6. “Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” – Greg Anderson

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7. “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

8. “Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – Drake

9. “Sometimes we make the process more complicated than we need to. We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how long it will take or how hard it will be. We make the journey by taking each day step by step and then repeating it again and again until we reach our destination.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin

10. “Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci

11. “Struggle teaches you a lot of things, and I am happy that I witnessed a roller coaster ride. The journey has improved me as a person and made me more matrure.” – Manoj Bajpayee

12. “Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.” – Henri Frederic Amiel

Life is a journey quotes

13. “Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.” – Oliver Goldsmith

14. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost

15. “Learn to trust the journey, even when you do not understand it.” – Lolly Daskal

16. “Life is a journey that have a lot of different paths, but any path you choose, use it as your destiny.” – Unknown

17. “The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” – Steve Maraboli

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18. “Life is a journey, not a destination.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

19. “Everyday you got a chance to make your journey more beautiful than yesterday.” – Nitin Namdeo

20. “Every day is a journey and the journey itself is home.” – Matsuo Basho

21. “Everybody has their own story; everything has their own journey.” – Thalia

Enjoy the journey quotes

22. “Enjoy the journey as much as the destination.” – Marshall Sylver

23. “Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame.” – Benedict Cumberbatch

24. “Enjoy the journey and try to get better everyday. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci

25. “Enjoy the journey, the destination will come.” – Verghese

26. “Don’t wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.” – Joyce Meyer

27. “Dream big, stay positive, work hard, and enjoy the journey.” – Urijah Faber

28. “The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance, and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.” – Oprah Winfrey

29. “Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.” – Chanda Kochar

30. “Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.” – Matt Biondi

31. “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Babs Hoffman

32. “I haven’t been everywhere but its on my list.” – Susan Sontag

33. “You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.” – Les Brown

Inspirational journey quotes

34. “You can never regret anything you do in life. You kind of have to learn the lesson from whatever the experience is and take it with you on your journey forward.” – Aubrey O’Day

35. “Life is a journey. When we stop, things don’t go right.” – Pope Francis

36. “There’s no map for you to follow and take your journey. You are Lewis and Clark. You are the mapmaker.” – Phillipa Soo

37. “I’m different than most people. When I cross the finish line of a big race, I see that people are ecstatic, but I’m thinking about what I’m going to do tomorrow. It’s as if my journey is everlasting, and there is no finish line.” – David Goggins

38. “We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” – Marcel Proust

39. “Though the road’s been rocky it sure feels good to me.” – Bob Marley

40. “We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we’ve established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.” – Earl Nightingale

41. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” – Steve Jobs

42. “If my ship sails from sight, it doesn’t mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.” – Enoch Powell

Motivational journey quotes

43. “Make voyages. Attempt them. There’s nothing else.” – Tennessee Williams

44. “Gotta take that adventure in order to understand your journey.” – Jennifer Pierre

45. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt

46. “The beauty of my journey is that it’s always been pretty unpredictable, so stay tuned.” – Andreja Pejic

47. “The journey not the arrival matters.” – T.S. Eliot

48. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi

49. “The goal is to die with memories, not dreams.” – Unknown

50. “Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.” – Theodore Roosevelt

51. “The harder you work from something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Sudhashree Acharya

52. “Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.” – Pat Conroy

53. “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – ILHQ

54. “When setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home.” – Rumi

Positive journey quotes

55. “You may only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West

56. “Every day you got a chance to make your journey more beautiful than yesterday.” – Nitin Namdeo

57. “Stay positive. Better days are on their way.” – Unknown

58. “Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful. Your life is always moving toward something.” – Ralph Marston

59. “You make a life out of what you have, not what you’re missing.” – Kate Morton

60. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” – Richie Norton

61. “Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.” – Drew Barrymore

62. “Your journey has molded you for your greater good, and it was exactly what it needed to be. Don’t think you’ve lost time. There is no short-cutting life. It took each and every situation you have encountered to bring you to the now. And now is right on time.” – Asha Tyson

63. “And suddenty you know…It’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.” – Meister Eckhart

64. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton

65. “Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.” – Michelle Obama

66. “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

67. “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Wayne Dyer

Journey of life quotes

68. “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – Tony Robbins

69. “When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” – Carol Burnett

70. “Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

71. “You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.” – Erica Jong

72. “If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.” – Dan Rather

73. “It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf

74. “Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier & healthier life.” – Germany Kent

75. “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” – Lou Holtz

76. “Our lives are the journey we take to find our true selves!” – Alyssa Gonzalez

77. “Your braver than you believe, stronger that you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne

Which of these journey quotes were your favorites?

We all have the potential within us to be great.

But greatness isn’t about luck. It’s a choice.

We must choose to succeed and take steps towards it.

Remember, the path to success is a journey, not a quick leap.

Let these quotes inspire you to stay focused on your goals and dreams, no matter what obstacles get in your way along the path.

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Trusting the Process: 10 Reasons We Should Enjoy the Journey and Stop Worrying About the Outcome

Here is a list of why taking joy in the process is more important than the outcome. In fact, it is the best thing you can do for yourself, hands down.

Written by Bret Hamilton Last updated on Oct 25, 2022

When it comes to goal setting, two of the most common approaches are creating process-oriented goals or outcome-oriented goals . While outcome-based goals tend to have a definite endpoint, such as reaching a performance milestone, process-oriented goals focus on the littler things that help you to reach that milestone. Without process-focused goals, it is far less likely for people to actually achieve their long-term goal.

With that being said, here is a list of why taking joy in the process is more important than constantly focusing on the outcome. Really, this is about why taking joy in the process is the best thing you can do for yourself, hands down.

1. Focusing on the process is habit building at it’s finest.

Creating and following a routine , day in and day out, is a recipe for success in the long term . Training on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:00PM, for example, will become so ingrained that instead of scheduling your training around your day, it will be the other way around. Boom!

2. Process-oriented people are more confident.

Confident people do better at life. Period. NFL quarterback Roger Staubach once said that confidence comes from “hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.” This constant work and dedication can only come from a person who focuses on the process down to the smallest details, such as showing up and getting the work done to a high caliber.

3. Enjoying what you do makes you more likely to succeed.

One trait of a highly motivated individual is the desire to succeed. Often enough the simple ability to find joy in what we are doing is also a major factor. Need proof? Think about the one thing you do the most (Facebook-ing, eating, reading, training?). It’s likely that one thing is something you enjoy doing, which is why you continue to do it. By that logic, if you learn to love the work you do in the gym, you are more likely to continue doing it . So try to find the joy in doing those squats, deadlifts, pull ups, and swings.

4. Perfect practice makes perfect.

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Strength is a skill, just like any other. Every time you set foot inside your training facility look at it as an opportunity to better yourself through some quality practice . You want to back squat twice your body weight, yet are not able to do half of that right now? Better practice consistently and practice well . Only by focusing on each day, each set and rep, and each rest period within each day will you be able to slowly chip away at a goal such as that.

5. Process-oriented people are less likely to get injured.

A person who is truly focused on the day-to-day process of achieving a long-term goal is the one who will remain true to him or herself and his or her fitness level. This type of person will focus on the basics (rest, hydration, nutrition, mobility, and other corrective work), and in the end avoid injury.

6. Enjoying the process makes you thankful.

“You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” You’ve heard that saying, right? It’s easy to take for granted things like the ability to walk, crawl, see, smell, and hear. Well, as your strength continues to grow, as your body continues to look better and move in new ways, and as your confidence shoots through the roof, it is important that you remain level headed . You need to remain humble to your body’s gift and be thankful for the abilities you have harnessed through honest, consistent, old-fashioned, grind-it-out work.

7. The process will teach you patience.

The process of training for long-term fitness goals can be challenging for various reasons. One of the most challenging aspects is learning to listen to your body and its cries for help. When building absolute strength, for example, volume is kept relatively low, but training under duress – even if it is only at 75-80% of what you are actually capable of for that rep count – takes it toll on your central nervous system and muscles. Without optimal rest and recovery we cannot build optimal strength. Just because you can do another set, or even a few more reps, does not mean you should . Trust that your body will reap the fruits of your labor. And in this case, less is often more.

8. The process will teach you to listen to your body.

By learning the patience mentioned in number seven, you will start to learn when to go harder and when to back off. When your goal is absolute strength, going to muscle failure every set is a recipe for plateauing in no time. Learn to harness the urge to end your training session feeling like a rag doll and instead find the volume of work that leaves you feeling like you did something but feeling fresh at the same time . If you take the time to listen to your body’s signals , you’ll begin to know when to call it a day, even if that means skipping your last set.

9. Finding joy in the process is the recipe for success at life.

The Internet, smartphones, and social media have made us into a society full of people who crave instant gratification, and it has made us people who become frustrated and give up easily when we don’t get it. When it comes to training, if you expect results instantly – i.e. if you expect to look like Bruce Lee after a few weeks of work – then you will come away disappointed 100% of the time. But fear not, friends, because by never missing a day of training, grinding out each rep, and consistently honing your skills you are getting that much closer. Remember, strength is a skill, and mastery of a skill – any skill – takes time, young grasshopper .

10. By focusing on the process, the outcome takes care of itself.

Without each piece of the puzzle (consistency and frequency of training, nutrition, rest, hydration , and stress management) fitting in their respective place, our goals would remain indefinitely out of reach. But by taking the time to focus on each of those things, one by one, they will become ingrained in us to the point that they are automatic. By successfully building all of the habits we need for success, the outcome – also known as the long-term goal – will take care of itself.

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Photos 2 & 3 courtesy of CrossFit LA .

About Bret Hamilton

Bret Hamilton is the owner of Constant Forward Progress LLC and operator of the website Constant Forward Progress . Constant Forward Progress started as a blog dedicated to the philosophy of sustainable strength training, injury prevention, and the goal to ultimately end each day one step closer to becoming "a better you." It has evolved in to a business which offers both live and online personal training services, a blog, and training supplies/supplements, as well as a rapidly expanding video library designed with client and coach education in mind. Bret Hamilton is a two-time graduate from George Fox University. After earning his BS in Exercise Science (2010), he returned to school to earn his Master’s in teaching. In addition to his degrees, Bret is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Functional Movement Screen instructor, and Primal Move Fundamentals instructor. He is currently studying to achieve a Level 1 Precision Nutrition certification as well as the title of StrongFirst Level 1 Kettlebell Instructor. Growing up, Bret was very active and athletics were a big passion. He participated in martial arts (Chun Kuk Do style) for nine years, earning his first-degree black belt in 2002. In high school and in college, Bret participated in track and field, winning the conference championship in the 200m dash in 2005. In the spring of 2007, Bret’s athletic career was derailed for the better part of five years after he completely tore his left hamstring running the 200m dash. Injury compensation eventually caused lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine problems, as well as a shoulder impingement. However, close work with a physical therapist and careful use of the Functional Movement System helped him to restore function and eventually he become stronger than ever before. What once was a personal passion for athletics transformed in to a passion for helping people better their lives through fitness. Bret wants his testimony to inspire others who have dreams of living a healthy, active, pain-free life.

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65 Trust the Process Quotes to Inspire Your Life Journey

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Life can be very tricky – there’s no doubt about that.

While sometimes it can feel like every possible obstacle that can happen does happen – sometimes that’s when we need to dig our heels in, trust ourselves and trust the life process itself to carry us through.

In today’s post, we’ll be sharing with you some trust-the-process quotes to help harness some of that unshakable persistence that we’re all capable of. The kind of power that can totally alter your life, but before we get to that – let’s talk a little more about trusting the process.

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Why Read Trust the Process Quotes

So, why should you take my or anyone else’s word for it? Why should you trust the process? No human has access to a crystal ball, often even the most intelligent, well-thought-out predictions often turn out to be woefully incorrect. That gives us only two real options – we can either quit or dig our heels in and keep pushing forwards.

When we trust the process we are committing ourselves to do our best no matter the outcome. In many cases, life works this way – the efforts that we put in rarely yield immediate returns, but these efforts can compound over time. Then they start to stir forces into motion that can totally change our lives .

Our trust-the-process quotes are here to help inspire you while you’re on your life journey because no matter what you believe, your life is progressing whether you like it or not. Our attitude towards the life process can either help or hinder us.

When you “ trust ” you act and think in a completely different way. When you trust the process it means that you believe in yourself, and this self-belief can carry over to your resilience, it can make you more persistent, and it can even make gigantic obstacles seem trivial.

So, when all is said and done, what other option is there? Trusting the process means not giving up and going forward regardless of what happens, if a person has this attitude – how can they fail?

“If all I do is try, that means I don’t truly believe that I can succeed.” – Kanan Jarrus
“What we are waiting for is not as important as what happens to us while we are waiting. Trust the process.” – Mandy Hale
“Slow down. Calm down. Don’t worry. Don’t hurry. Trust the process.” – Alexandra Stoddard
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie
“Taking a shortcut isn't always profitable, doing the right thing may take longer but just trust the process, your reward is sure!” – Hopal Green
“Just do the work and the results will handle themselves.” – Tony Gaskins
“When we let go of what we think is best for us, we can receive what we truly need.” – Anthon St. Maarten
“Persons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much, if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time.” – Samuel Smiles
“A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song” – Chinese Proverb
“When things are not coming together the way you want them too don't lose hope. Trust the process, your time will come.” – Germany Kent
“It’s amazing how the same pace in practice can feel so much harder than on race day. Stay confident. Trust the process.” – Sara Hall
“Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process.” – Elif Shafak
“If I let go of who I am I become who I might be” – Lao Tzu
“Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.” – Winnie the pooh

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“Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.” – Oliver Goldsmith
“Every master was once a disaster.” – T. Harv Eker
“I know there is a lot going on in your head. Why to worry so much? let the time pass instead.” – Wrushank Sorte
“You can’t really protect women or men from their choices, so let them have their own lives and trust the process.” – Stephen Singular
“As you learn to TRUST YOURSELF something miraculous happens. You begin to TRUST THE PROCESS you are living and the miracles life brings!” – Iyanla Vanzant
“The best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today.” – Dale Carnegie
“Trust the creative process. You are a walking, breathing mass of possibilities and potential.” – Donna Goddard
“Nothing worth having comes easy. Trust the process.” – Napz Cherub Pellazo
“A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things” – Chinese Proverb
“Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – Drake

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“Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill
“Temporary discomfort is a part of growth” – Etheria Divine
“Whenever you feel crushed, under pressure, pressed, or in darkness, you’re in a powerful place of transformation/transmutation.” – Lalah Delia
“Everybody wants the platform but nobody wants the process.” – Pastor John Gray
“If you really wanna fly, learn to befriend the winds.” – Curtis Tyrone Jones
“Everything is falling together perfectly, even though it looks as if some things are falling apart. Trust in the process you are now experiencing.” – Neale Donald Walsch
“Be brave. Let go. Trust the process. Allow the universe to reveal its beautiful plan.” – Amy Atherton
“To be successful as an investor or a business owner, you have to be emotionally neutral to winning and losing. Winning and losing are just part of the game.” – Robert Kiyosaki
“Skill in any performance whether it be in sports in playing the piano in conversation or in selling merchandise consists not in painfully and consciously thinking out each action as it is performed but in relaxing and letting the job do itself through you.” – Maxwell Maltz

Skill in any performance whether it be in sports in playing the piano in conversation or in selling merchandise consists not in painfully and consciously thinking out each action as it is performed but in relaxing and letting the job do itself through you.” – Maxwell Maltz

“Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It’s a journey of discovery — there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair. ” – Rick Warren
“Forget the competition and go at your own pace. Your only contest is with yourself.” – William Zinsser
“Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.” – Henri Frederic Amiel.
“If we have faith, a door will open for us, not perhaps one that we ourselves would ever have thought of, but one that will ultimately prove good for us.” – A. J. Cronin
“I am learning to trust the journey even when I do not understand it.” – Mila Bronit
“There are times in our lives it feels like failure. It seems as if we are falling but we really are flying… Have faith… Trust the process.” – April Peerless
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
“Trying harder makes the resistance more. It’s letting go of the cars that makes it less. It’s trusting the process. It’s trusting the stream. It’s trusting that you have an inner being that is calling you toward it.” – Abraham Hicks
“Professionals stick to the schedule; amateurs let life get in the way.” – James Clear

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“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey.” – Fitzhugh Mullan
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters in the end.” – Ernest Hemingway
“I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow, it will split in two.” – Jacob A. Riis
“Successful people just do the things that seem to make no difference in the act of doing them and they do them over and over and over until the compound effect kicks in.” – Jeff Olson
“Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do.” – Nadia Comaneci
“Our patience will achieve more than our force.” – Edmund Burke
“Hold the vision. Drop the excuses. Remember your why. Swerve around obstacles. Trust the process. Happiness and success will find you.” – Karen Salmansohn
“Playful arising is authorized by both risk and trust in the process and in oneself. To be truly playful and improvisational, one must not look for results.” – Joshua L. Goldberg
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle
“It's hard to beat a person that never gives up.” – Babe Ruth
“Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.” – Charles R. Swindoll
“Life is not what it’s supposed to be—it’s what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” -Virginia Satir
“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” – Arnold Henry Glasow
“I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.” – Marie Curie
“Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.” – A.P. J. Abdul Kalam

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“Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.” – Saadi Shirazi
“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” – Carl Rogers
“We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.” – Warren Buffett
“If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.” – Michelangelo
“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.” – Molière

Final Thoughts on Trust the Process Quotes

That brings us to the end of our compilation! We hope these quotes inspire you to trust the process a little more – as life is very rarely a smooth and easy ride. There are ups and downs, and no one can tell you exactly what the future holds.

In the meantime, check out these 102 trust affirmations to get you through uncertain times and start reaching new heights in your life journey.

And if you want more inspirational quotes, be sure to check out these blog posts:

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Finally, if you want to use these quotes to make a lasting change to your life, then check out and recite these 57 affirmations for success .

Tom Smith is a creative writer with over 6 years of professional experience. He discovered the joy of writing after covering some furniture in his childhood home with graffiti. In later years, he got himself a BA in creative writing and hasn’t looked back. After discovering the power of positive thinking and discovering the spiritual side of life, he believes it's a huge privilege to be able to write about all things personal development.

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15 Tips To Give You Motivation On Your 2024 Weight Loss Journey

Posted: December 30, 2023 | Last updated: December 30, 2023

Motivation is key when you are trying to lose weight. It is the most important part of the formula. It matters more than what you are eating or what kind of exercise you are doing because without motivation, you are going nowhere. It can come from many different sources and we’re all motivated differently because we care about different things. Read on for our tips on how to reach your 2024 weight loss goal.

1. Mark It Down

An exercise routing that you dread and bores you is not one that you are going to be likely to stay with long term. Make it a goal to find an exercise that you enjoy and then you will look forward to that time each day. It may take awhile to find your niche, but you can do it. Maybe you love the feel of a Pilates class, or how your mind feels refreshed after a long run by yourself. Keep trying until you find something that you want to do and then it will no longer feel like a workout to you. It will feel like pure enjoyment and keep the motivation high for you.

2. Find An Exercise You Enjoy

Going it alone when you are on a journey to weight loss is very hard. Things will be much easier if you have a partner to do this with along the way. It can be your spouse, a friend or family member. There are even online support groups you can join to help you keep up your motivation. A partner that you will have contact with frequently is the best way to use this type of motivation. If none of the people in your circle feel the need for weight loss maybe they can work on just becoming healthy while you work on weight loss.

3. Get A Partner

Invest in your fitness by spending money on things that help you to achieve your goals. This means not being tight when it comes to spending on things like a gym membership, an exercise class that you enjoy or workout clothing. There is a lot of motivation in investing in your fitness. If you know you have spent hard earned money on it, you are more likely to keep up with the fitness routine so that you have not wasted your money. When you think about the fact that you are paying for an exercise class, it encourages you to not miss it.

4. Invest In Your Fitness

Buying workout clothing that you like will give you motivation to keep going. If you like what you wear when you work out then you won’t dread putting it on. You will have more motivation to work out because of it. Be careful not to settle when you are shopping for workout clothing. Don’t just buy anything that you think you can work out in. Take your time to find something that is not only comfortable and appropriate but something that makes you feel attractive, too. This adds to the motivation factor.

5. Buy Workout Clothes You Like

Want motivation? Make a motivation board. A motivation board is exactly what it says it is. It is a board that you use to help keep yourself feeling the motivation you need to power on. You can put before and after pictures of yourself on the board, quotes, helpful tips or whatever other tools that you think would be helpful to you in keeping your motivation up. Be sure to place the board where you are going to see it on a regular basis. It is also a good idea to update it often so that you don’t grown indifferent to what it has on it.

6. Make A Motivation Board

Make your workout social. Arrange to do something fun afterward such as meeting a girlfriend for coffee or a smoothie when you are finished exercising. Catch up with each other on all the neighborhood gossip while you walk around the block. Make new friends with those that are in the exercise class that you are taking or at the gym you belong to. That way, when you complete your daily exercise, you can ask them if they want to join you for a bite to eat or to go for a quick shopping adventure on the way home.

7. Make It Social

This is an important part of keeping up your motivation. You want to feel like you are working toward something so be sure to reward yourself regularly along the way. One tip, though; you do not want to reward yourself with food. That kind of defeats the whole purpose. Reward yourself with something else that you can enjoy; a day out with your girlfriends, a piece of jewelry you have been wanting, a date night with your husband or any other number of things. The point it to remind yourself that you are on the right path.

8. Reward Yourself Regularly

Goals are extremely important to have when you need motivation for your weight loss journey. Not only do goals allow to see where you are headed but they allow you to look back and see exactly how far that you have come. Decide exactly how much weight you want to lose and it is a good idea to make a time limit for it. If you have a very large amount of weight to lose then you can break that amount up into smaller chunks to work toward in different time segments. Maybe you want to not only have a weight loss goal but some goals with your health, too.

9. Set Goals

Don’t eat the same old same old day after day when you are trying to lose weight. That is boring and you will quickly tire of that. Be constantly on the lookout for new foods that you can add in with your diet plan to keep things interesting and keep your taste buds happy. Surf the net for weight loss web sites that offer you tips on how to get flavorful dishes that aren’t loaded down with a ton of calories and fat. Having something tasty to look forward to helps you to keep your motivation up while you are losing weight.

10. Try New Dishes So You Don’t Get Bored

It is true that good quality foods are more expensive. You are going to pay more for a fruit salad than you are a bag of chips. But you need to remind yourself that you are worth the money you are spending. Every bit of money that you are spending now is money you will save later on in your life on health care bills. Having good quality foods is motivation to keep going. You will learn to love the new things that you are eating and begin to crave them instead of the junk that you used to eat.

11. Spend On Good Quality Foods

This goes hand in hand with setting goals. Seeing what your progress is getting you: a healthier body, a lower number on the scale and other benefits will give you motivation to continue on. There are many ways you can track your progress. You can keep track of your progress the old fashioned way with a paper chart or you use one of the many fitness apps to help you see how far you have come.

12. Track Your Progress

Let’s be honest. Most of us want to lose weight for vanity reasons. We want to like what we see in the mirror more. Maybe we want to wear a certain outfit or fit into a certain size by the time our vacation comes. We may want to lose weight to make our spouse proud of us again. But there are more benefits than the ones we are searching for from vanity. Losing weight and following a healthy exercise routine will give you many health benefits. Considering this fact is added motivation.

13. Consider The Health Benefits You Are Reaping

Once you start losing weight, you will need different clothing. Do not allow yourself to wear clothing that are now too big for you. You are working hard to lose that weight. Buy yourself clothing that fits your current body. Shopping is fun and when you buy things that look good on you now, it will give you new motivation to keep going toward your goals. Remind yourself about all the new styles that you can wear when you lose weight and how you will fit into sizes that you never could fit into before.

14. Go Shopping

Learn to cook light, using new ingredients. Once you learn a new style of cooking then you will not want to go back to your old style that involved fattening oils and added fats. You will feel better when you are eating better. Buy a couple of new cookbooks to help you along your journey to losing weight. Learning a new style of cooking will help you to commit more fully to this style of living so that you will not be tempted to go back to your old way of eating. Healthy living and feeling great are the best motivation of all.

15. Learn A New Way Of Cooking

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