How would you describe the feeling of achievement? How would you explain that raw emotion after working so tirelessly on a task that you never thought you would finish. I would describe it as a sensation so heart-felt, relieving, and prideful, that you basically feel like you are on top of the world. All the little goals are combined to that one big wave of satisfaction- an emotion that can't be taken away from you.
First, it is important to know the definition of success before you can understand the deepness of the feeling of achievement. Success occurs when you work hard for a certain goal for a period of time. Not just any type of success can give you that feeling though. It happens when you live and breath that goal. You want it so badly that your entire being rests on that achievement.
It's like being thirsty, and all you can think about is a drink. Someone may be willing to tell you the secret to life, but all you can think about is that drink. For a parched person, a drink is all that matters. For a person hungry to achieve a certain goal, all they can think about is taking one bite at a time till the entire plate is empty and their nourishment is full. Personally, I have experienced this feeling.
Anyone who plays a sport and has a dream to play college ball knows that the recruitment process is a rocky and tedious process. Everyone around me was getting recruited by big division 1 schools, or had already been recruited for a couple of years, and I was still stuck on sending emails to coaches about my upcoming schedules. I did this every weekend during season and never wasted an opportunity to catch up with coaches at the softball complexes. Of course, I had offers, but I wasn't in love with any of the schools that wanted me to be a part of their program. If I was going to spend my next 4 years in one place, I wanted to fall in love with every little detail about the university. I was patient and trusted my own process that God would send a blessing my way and continued sending my emails weekend after weekend for years.
My Junior year of high school, I was doing homework in my room when I finally got a message from one of my top schools, Texas State University, asking if I wanted to come on a visit. I started crying with joy and sprinted to my grandma's room to tell her my exciting news. We embraced and thanked God for finally giving us an answer to what my future held. It was in that moment that I felt that great feeling of success- my biggest achievement.
Admiring the start of my new future.
Little did I know, while the chapter of recruitment was ending, another chapter was just beginning. That meant a new goal had to be established to work toward so I could feel that very distinct feeling again.
Since then I have been working for my next goal, another life-changing achievement- graduation. I have two more years to go and I feel like I've already put in double the amount of work that I did during my recruitment process. But that's the point of this entire blog post. You have to work hard to achieve the goals that you dream about. Nothing is given when it isn't deserved. Those who put in the effort to catch their dreams won't falter in loss.
All in all, you are in charge of what you want the rest of your life to look like. Like I worked hard for my dreams, you can too. You have to stay focused on the process, like a starving person with food being the only thing on their mind, in order to set yourself up with a future you desire.
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