Find your dream. Then risk everything to get it.

It comes to no surprise how much I love inspirational quotes and listening to talks that provide the motivational words I sometimes (all the time) desperately need. Lately it seems like everything is back to where it was: frustrating, slow-moving and anxiety-ridden. It would be nice to see one iota of perseverance payoff. So as I talked myself into a black hole of despair [I’d blame the time of the month, but that seems like an easy scapegoat], I watched a video Christine Hassler (the author of 20 Something 20 Everything) posted about Backtracking.

Backtracking is when you get really clear about a goal or issue and experience your “aha” moment. The “aha” moment leads you to feel empowered and on your way to success. Then WAMMY BAMMY you fall back into old behaviors. The reason we backtrack is so we can put into motion what we have learned. We need backtracking to integrate our new practices and patience into our daily lives. Christine says that “you take 11 steps forward and 6 steps back. But the next time you take 13 steps forward and only 4 steps back.” There are dips in your progression and the most important thing to manage in these dips is how you self-talk and relate to yourself. Acknowledge your feelings and forgive yourself for everything.

All of this is bullshit anyway. Nothing I wrote about is actually what I wanted to write about.