The article describes a personal journey of transformation from a high-achieving overachiever focused on external validation to a more mindful individual. It reflects on early experiences of academic pressure and the need to perform flawlessly, illustrating how these mindsets stem from deep-seated fears and beliefs in scarcity. The author questions how continually striving for an ideal future can prevent one from enjoying the present, recognizing that true fulfillment might arise from redefining what success means and embracing each moment more fully.
Life doesn't allow for us to go back and fix what we have done wrong in the past, but it does allow for us to live each day better than our last.
Almost as if checking off boxes outside of me would somehow magically bring me a sense of inner peace.
When you are so deeply immersed in a cycle of unachievable reward systems, when do you ever have a moment to truly enjoy life?
I embraced the idea of not enjoying life until xyz had been completed in both the most impactful and most irrelevant life decisions.
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