Every Phase is a Win

A Mike Wazowski quote madę me cry this morning.

“Stop complaining about where you are when three months ago you could only dream of it.”

This is what I was telling myself as I dreaded going to work. Maybe it isn’t the exact job I wish to be doing but good things take time. Being negative gets you nowhere.

I dreamt of a day where I could hop off the train and just blindly walk to my office. Be a part of the morning rush of people walking the streets of Boston. Click clacking my boots on the brick roads in Back Bay near the fancy Brownstone homes. I’m so happy that I get the opportunity to be in Boston for the majority of my week.

Yes, I spend my day sorting envelopes and updating excel sheets but I know that the small tasks I complete benefit the greater good. One of the major reasons I wanted to work in non profits. I think about all the children and families who are given support and resources and it all becomes worth it. I dreamt of working for a mission driven organization and here I am.

My family, friends and neighbors being excited for me gave me a new perspective. With group chats filled with “Thinking of you”, “Happy first day”, and even my two year old nephew Ronan sending me a congratulations card in the mail. With this out pour of love and excitement I realized how much of a win this is for me.

I spent countless hours this year working towards a goal I have yet to accomplish. I made myself spiral for months on end about why I was not good enough when I have worked so hard. I exhausted myself. Climbing out of that terrible hole I had dug the entire summer was not easy.

But it’s the little wins along the way that push me to keep going. I will accomplish my goal of working for a development team at a major hospital in Boston. I just know it. I just might need to see the smaller wins through before I am able to get there.