The basic thing is if you only focus on your goal you will miss the joy of the journey. And, another important thing to keep on our mind is, we may not get the result we were expecting and we may not be successful at the end. So then we are gonna lose the joy of our journey as well as our goal. That will be a total disaster, is not it?
When you have your goal all things should be forgotten and you should just think about the fun of the adventure and the joy of it.What is the difference between chasing your goal and having fun at your journey?When you are chasing your goal there is always a deadline and you need to achieve it or else it is a waste of time
Enjoy your journey. The little joy of life and give us the pure feeling of happiness. You may notice different people who got this and that on their life but still unhappy. Maybe because they just focused on the 'achievement' rather than the other things on life. There's a chance of missing our life if we only think about our goal all the time.
I have seen some parents, how they become work freak and they don't spend quality time with their offspring. They don't realize how much harm they are doing to themselves and the child also. Yeah, we all want to be successful, what to achieve thing in our life. But is that mean we can't focus on our present life? Is that mean we can't enjoy the little things in our life? NO
There are certainly many ways to be a presence in our life. It can be a mindful practice, it can be a cultural understanding or it can be your self-realization. Also, you may notice that a few cultures are different on this issue, I mean they teach and learn to not focus on the future goal that much rather on the present life. That doesn't take away things from their life, they are not a poor country at all. It's a practice to impose more on our mental peace rather than just focusing on 'success'.
Enjoy your surroundings. Take a break and smell the roses. Be present at the moment. It will help to enjoy the simple things of our life. It will help to pass the life journey with joy. That's what I believe.