Author Tommy Baker gave a speech titled, “The Journey Is The Win,” and he emphasize this point,
“Even in the midst of chaos and uncertainty the last thing you want to hear is how beautiful the journey can be…yet when you look back on your life, that’s exactly what you’ll remember…”
When you retell your personal hell, you choke up because the words are mixed with joy and pain & are difficult to get out clearly.
Images flash in your mind or thoughts trigger you wondering, “I don’t know how I even got through…”
You thought the win was the destination, only to realize, looking back, that it was in the journey, and you were winning the whole time.
You just didn’t realize it.
The journey is the win.
Often times the wins were disguised as losses and what looked like a setback was really all part of the plan, because not only did you have to learn to win, you also to endure the losses.
Former Seattle Seahawks player Cliff Avril said that one of his biggest regrets while playing in the NFL was that he never took time to enjoy the process.
He fought so hard to make it to the league…to make the roster…to earn the contract…to overcome injuries…to play another year..to get to & win the Super Bowl – all of those are huge accomplishments, yet when he looks back over his career it was over in a instant…
and he never took time to enjoy the process.
The days are long, but the years are short.
You may not enjoy the moment, but you can respect the journey, because of who you’re becoming in the process.
Becoming is not some bubblegum flavored elixir that you take and everything will be just fine..
No, becoming is bitter, distasteful, and often unsettling, but it’s necessary…
…because you have to learn from the losses and grow in the wins.
When you lose, you learn to forge grit, persistence, and resilience…
When you lose, you learn how to figure it out on your own…get outside of your comfort zone, and dig deep to unleash capabilities you didn’t even know was there.
And when you win, you grow in self-confidence, getting a little more surer so when you lose again, you know you’re capable of winning again too.
The journey is the win…
I wouldn’t call it a win if you wouldn’t call it a journey.
Keep moving…
Stay in The Sales 💪ife
-Marsh
The Sales Life with Marsh Buice 