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right now you would take the well deserved vacation</p><p id="3f18">or if you had the raise you would be able to pay off your bills or afford better Christmas gifts for your kids</p><p id="cd8d">or if your blog was making consistent money you would be able to quit your day job and have more free time</p><p id="17af">but what does this look like in reality?</p><p id="59a5">All of those achievements are possible with time and dedication</p><p id="95c2" type="7">but what are you missing out on in the meantime that’s right in front of you?</p><p id="d081">Most of us work for years chasing what we think we want, money, fame, free time, success.</p><p id="118e">Whatever it looks like for you, you’re chasing something and wishing you had it sooner.</p><h2 id="05a0">How is this impacting your life today though?</h2><p id="0069">What amazing parts of your life today are you overlooking because you’re so focused on tomorrow?</p><p id="0657">I can all but guarantee that if you put the time and dedicati

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on into chasing your dreams you can make them a reality</p><p id="d184" type="7">but at what cost?</p><p id="b5c9">Continue to chase your dreams, develop plans to make them a reality, and don’t give up until you’ve reached your goal.</p><p id="5909">In the meantime though, take a deep breath, look around you, and appreciate all that you have today.</p><div id="8776" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/title-promotion-and-pay-is-not-the-answer-to-your-happiness-79e607c5161d"> <div> <div> <h2>Title, Promotion, and Pay Is Not The Answer to Your Happiness</h2> <div><h3>How corporate greed is destroying top talent</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*86RPnCR-H60eNmca)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

The Harsh Reality of Hard Work

Success will come in time, appreciate today

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I recently read a quote somewhere that’s stuck with me every day since.

Most of the successes in your life today are thanks to the decisions you made 5 years ago.

Everyone wants to be an overnight success

Everyone wants to see their hard work pay off right now

But most of us are like dogs chasing a mailman, we wouldn’t know what to do if we actually caught them — thanks Heath Ledger

While sure it’s easy to say that if you had the promotion right now you would take the well deserved vacation

or if you had the raise you would be able to pay off your bills or afford better Christmas gifts for your kids

or if your blog was making consistent money you would be able to quit your day job and have more free time

but what does this look like in reality?

All of those achievements are possible with time and dedication

but what are you missing out on in the meantime that’s right in front of you?

Most of us work for years chasing what we think we want, money, fame, free time, success.

Whatever it looks like for you, you’re chasing something and wishing you had it sooner.

How is this impacting your life today though?

What amazing parts of your life today are you overlooking because you’re so focused on tomorrow?

I can all but guarantee that if you put the time and dedication into chasing your dreams you can make them a reality

but at what cost?

Continue to chase your dreams, develop plans to make them a reality, and don’t give up until you’ve reached your goal.

In the meantime though, take a deep breath, look around you, and appreciate all that you have today.

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