In the rush to do more, we very often forget to notice just how much we’ve already done.
The conversations you didn’t avoid, the boundaries you held, the great ideas you voiced and those moments you chose presence over panic.
Maybe they were not perfect, but maybe they didn’t need to be.
Maybe what you did was was enough.
Maybe you were enough.
Take a breath and look back.
Growth often looks like:
Quiet wins that no one cheers for
Subtle shifts in how you handled hard things
A little more self-worth than last week
Notice your effort and acknowledge your moves forward.
Let them lift you!
You don’t have to wait for the end of the project, the breakthrough, or the external praise.
You’ve done well - celebrate it.
Remember, the path to extraordinary is walked with a thousand small steps, and you’re doing great!
Barry Marshall-Graham
Executive coach and leadership advisor
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