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What Being Sick Taught Me About Achieving Goals

Slowing down can be a blessing

I was 29 days into my new routine of tackling all my most important goals every day when suddenly — it all stopped.

I got sick.

Maybe it was just a coincidence, or maybe I caught the bug that’s apparently been going around.

But it could also be that I pushed myself a little too hard right out of the gate.

I went from zero to all of it, all of a sudden. Maybe I wasn’t quite ready.

I’ve spent the last four days at home, resting, staying warm, and trying to get feeling better.

For those first couple of days, I just felt plain exhausted. I had no energy, a pounding headache, aches and pains, a sore throat, chills, a stuffy nose and a foggy brain.

While that part wasn’t much fun, something good did come out of it.

Being sick (and therefore being forced to take it slow) made me realize a few things about the way I’d been approaching my new goals and routine.

Here are some of the realizations I had this week:

1. Missing a day (or a couple of days) isn’t important. What matters is that I keep going when I can.