Living Benchmarks

Accomplishment in one's life can be seen as milestones or even benchmarks that define your success.  Similar to a timeline that has notches at given places to signify the step that was achieved, we can work towards a living benchmark that constantly moves to define what your definition of success is.  When we talk about things that we aspire to do, they stay in the abstract until you actually put energy, planning and action behind it.  When you look back at where you were ten years ago, I am sure most people can pick those spots that were filled with achievement.  Likewise, if you can remember the locations of where you had some trials, you could probably see the measures of growth that came afterwards.  What we never realize until much later is how much a challenge was that created the ability for us to grow exponentially.  Most people can get stuck on why they failed at something or perhaps focus too much on being stretched to the point of being broken, as opposed to what positive results came from that.  Life as such, has a wonderful mixture of  lessons that are filled with good times along with others that are filled with opportunities if you decide to look at them that way.  Ideally, there are small steps that should be taken towards the direction that you want to arrive at.  Just remember all change may be uncomfortable at first, however, think of that feeling as your catalyst of energy that is propelling you forward.  At times we can lose track of the many achievements that did take place in our lives, perhaps because they may not have seemed to large.  Similar to New Year's Eve, when people contemplate what transpired over the last year and look towards hope and prosperity in the future, we should all be more diligent about having that thoughtful reflection more often.  Don't wait for a holiday or other special occasion to take stock of where you are.  Get in the habit of doing it more often and think of the many things you have achieved in your life benchmarks, that are the building blocks of what you consider success to be for your life.