Stepping Ahead

Do you ever catch yourself overthinking and creating hypothetical scenarios in your head from constant “what if” reflections? I sure do! One slightly different decision made in your past could have altered your life drastically from where you are at in present day. It’s so easy to daydream and wonder where you would be at in life if you made a different choice or taken an alternative path.

I think about so many “what if” moments in high school that I could have decided to alter. Where would I be today if I didn’t transfer colleges after freshman year? I would have never met certain friends in my life, and definitely would have never studied abroad in Chile. Where would I be if I continued to pursue a career in broadcast journalism? The list goes on and on.

There are many instances where we can choose to have our thoughts dwell in the past instead of focusing on our current reality. It serves us no purpose to take steps back in life or live in the past. Every relationship, interaction, and decision that you made has brought you to this very moment. You have the ability to choose how you want to move forward in life. Shift your mentality out of falling back into old habits, patterns, and cycles that do not benefit you, and instead spring ahead into surrounding yourself with people and environments that add immense value to your life.

Where do you want your journey to take you? Are you truly happy right now? What can you do to become the very best version of yourself without living with regrets or what if’s from your past? Pause and reflect on where you want to go, who you want to be, and what steps it will take to get you to pursuing an even more fulfilling future.

This week I encourage you to reflect on where you are currently at and where you want to continue going. Create a meaningful milestone or goal to reach by the end of this year. Put a reminder in your calendar to look back on the progress you have made in striving towards stepping ahead and not backwards. Cease the day because you have made it so far already with endless opportunities to still experience ahead. I aim to be a better version of myself than I was yesterday by continuously growing, learning, and aligning myself with people who make me the happiest and want to see me reach my fullest potential.

“In any given moment, we have two options: To step forward into growth or to step back into safety.” – Abraham Maslow

Remember to stay humble and kind, always!

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xo –Jess