Overachievers feel deep in their soul that they’re destined for “big things.” But what happens when the mountain top moments aren’t enough?

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For much of my adult life, I assumed that I was destined for “big” things. I set ambitious goals and did everything I could to achieve them.
 
Over the years, I accomplished a lot of meaningful objectives.
 
Unfortunately, in between these rare accomplishments, I felt like a failure. Having tasted the big wins, the smaller day-to-day victories felt meaningless.
 
This process often left me wondering if I had anything valuable to offer the world.
 
Tired of the never-ending race for more, one day (actually, this revelation probably evolved over a year), I decided to change how I measured “success”. Instead of assuming every achievement needed to win an award, I started focusing on tiny daily improvements.
 
Ever since, I’ve found the joy I crave comes more from the little daily triumphs than the infinitely rarer “mountain top” ones. 
 
In life, every big win is preceded by countless small moments. It’s those seemingly insignificant wins that make all the difference.

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—CJ McClanahan

Speaker | Advisor | Recovering Overachiever

CJ McClanahan