You didn't fail - You chose a short runway for your goal. How to stay motivated for long-term goals and feel good while getting there.

Your goal might be real and deeply meaningful, but the timeline you attached to it could be the thing draining your energy. I’m sharing one quote that has repeatedly helped me drop the stress of trying to achieve something and return to motivation and peace. When I hold that frame in mind, I stop treating progress like a verdict on my worth and start treating it like a journey I can adjust. We dig into a distinction I picked up from How to Live a Meaningful Life: the transactional world vers...