One thing I’ve noticed about high achievers is that they often rush right past accomplishments and milestones. These incredibly talented and gifted folks work relentlessly toward their goals, taking on big projects, tackling huge goals. And when their metaphorical mountaintop is summitted, high-gear achievers immediately start scouting for the next challenge without ever breaking stride to take in the view. Every higher they go, never fully appreciating the altitude. I call this phenomenon “achievement disease,” and like altitude sickness, getting up to those dizzy heights without getting properly acclimated can be hard on your health. Worse, scaling mountain after mountain without a break can skew your perspective.
Today, you’re invited to stop and celebrate yourself. Give yourself credit for your latest accomplishment. Yes, engage in some good old fashioned chest-thumping. Say your accomplishment aloud, say it proud. Own your fabulousness! Can’t think of an achievement? Celebrate 37 days of 40-Days Forward! You’ve been reflective, you’ve taken time to consider your dreams, you’ve let go of something that was weighing you down, you’ve given yourself time—your most precious currency—spent on your own, beautiful self. Celebrate you. Breathe deep. Enjoy your mountain top view, appreciate where you started, acknowledge the work you did to climb the heights.
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