”After I do [X], then things will work out; then things will be okay.“
This is a mistake.
Not the worst mistake in the world, but still a mistake.
It coddles and heeds the mind of desperation, of lack. It feeds a misguided sense of disconnection from what is good, and of disorientation.
The truth? The actual, fundamental problem is only that sense of disconnection and disorientation itself. Not some arbitrary finish-line or some circumstantial threshold which, once passed, indicates that ‘everything is okay’.
Yes, continue to work on beneficial practices and growth projects. It’s healthy and right to do that.
But don’t defer success; don’t postpone the mindset of success. Embrace it from wherever you are right here and right now.
Connect, with gratitude, to those aspects of your current circumstances that already embody success, right now.
Accept this challenge.