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Enjoying the Journey

Anyone who has ever climbed a mountain will tell you about the amazing feeling of satisfaction when you reach the top. At the top of the mountain, you can stop, take a breath, and look down at the valley below. Not only are you in awe of the beauty, but proud of your accomplishment of making it to the top. Avid hikers and climbers enjoy the journey to the top. They marvel at the beauty that surrounds them while they work to challenge themselves mentally and physically. Along the way the journey to the top will not only have beautiful rock formations, but plenty of slippery spots, and things to cause a trip and fall.  Yet enthusiasts persists because they enjoy the journey.
 
Along the way to success in #Improve2019, there will be good days and bad days. The key to staying on track is to enjoy the journey. Sometimes things will not go as planned. Sometimes the hike will be muddy. Sometimes you will get lost in the woods, but enjoying the journey will bring peace.
 
As true in workforce development as in real life, we face challenges and obstacles to the life we want, the goal we have. There are days of happiness. There are days of anxiety and pain. There are days we want to give up. Understanding the road to a goal will have a universe of emotions is important.  All of these emotions must be acknowledged. It is part of the journey.
 
In workforce we need to remind ourselves that are job seekers need to enjoy the journey also. The next time you have a job seeker in your chair in tears one day and jumping for joy the next keep in mind this is part of the journey. Take a moment to acknowledge the feelings they are experiencing. Take a moment to allow them to look around at themselves and where they are now.
 
 
Enjoying the journey means #Improve2019 will be even better than you thought was initially possible. Regardless if you are helping someone else or on the journey yourself, take a moment to enjoy the journey and the peace it brings.
 
~Karen Cirincione
Email: kcirincione@gmail.com        
Twitter: @kcirincione 

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