The thought of it

The idea is good enough 💡

The best part of any project is the the imagination stage of it. It is easy to think that our brains intentionally leaves out the multiple rejections, sleepless nights, difficult decisions, cutting off, laying off, hurting and falling out with people for the sake of these objectives. Every now and then when we have a goal, we might have to let some people go which is not often the easiest part. Sometimes the satisfaction we get from imagination about the way something will turn out is so perfect that the imperfection of actual execution is a let down

Not everyone can come 🐑

I remember reading a book my mum got for me when I was in the 4th grade. It had the story of Abraham going to sacrifice his only son on God’s orders. When he reluctantly complied, he took his son and two of his servants up a mountain after he had gathered enough wood for the burnt offering along with fire and a knife. When he got to a place where he had the destination in sight, he asked his two servants to wait there while he continued. The moral of the story is the fact that when he set his eyes on his goals, he he had to leave some people behind. It is often not very easy, but required. To get to the another stage, we might have to let some people go.

More could be less 👌🏿

I listened to a podcast which interviewed the founder of Deliveroo. He gave a very realistic representation on what it means to be the CEO of one of the UK’s fastest growing companies and for the first in a very long time, I kinda felt bad for a billionaire. He had sacrificed so much of himself and personal relationships, it almost felt like he was stuck. He complained about not having time to do the things he loved, and had become obsessed with making so many other people happy, he had forgotten himself. He also mentioned the fact that once you have your basic needs taken care of and not have to worry about financial difficulties, more money might actually make you less happy.

Just one more 👻

Very often, we procrastinate our happiness and make it contingent on the next milestone or achievement. We then find ourselves in this endless loop of waiting to be happy. We could always take some time off and appreciate how far we have come. The small gains we have made and celebrate ourselves more often than we do.