There are moments when we unintentionally put ourselves in the spotlight not because we want to, but because we are genuinely trying to better ourselves.
Somehow in these moments, your achievement suddenly becomes the center of attention and so does the rest of your life.
For the greater part of this journey, I have had more than enough company to help me pull through, but I was only interested in positive feedback. Anything less than that was not worth my attention.
Unfortunately, the positive feedback I received from the day I began my journey has been my greatest source of distraction. When the feedback started flowing in, I felt as though everything had fallen into place.
The changes they were noticing were just signs that whatever I was doing was working, but that didn’t mean I should stop pushing to achieve my goal – that was just the beginning. But somehow, I failed to focus even though I knew I hadn’t reached my goal as yet.
What’s the use of the plan if you are not going to stick to it?
The more I blocked any “negative” feedback and the more I took the ever “positive” feedback as a sign that I have already conquered the world, the more I hindered my own success.
I got so absorbed in the success bubble that I forgot that we not only succeed by what we are doing right, but by also correcting and avoiding what we are doing wrong.
Maturing plants go through this. Nutrition deficiency symptoms visibly indicate the exact nutrient the plant is lacking. Unless the symptom becomes dominant, the deficiency is difficult to tell.
In the same manner, while I was fighting for weight loss I missed out on certain important things I needed to maintain. Somewhere along the way, I let my guard down and there was a reversal of results. Instead of losing, I started gaining the weight back, but I did not notice it.
When people told me, that was not acceptable. Little did I know that this was an opportunity to rectify my mistakes. Besides, I felt as though they were supposed to mind their own business. I had forgotten that I had given them the right to criticize when I began my transformation.
[ctt template=”5″ link=”5eotu” via=”no” ]I came to the realization that my dream is not a luxury that just sets itself into place. I have to work to keep that dream alive. The day I started this journey is the day I signed up for all the criticism that was to follow.[/ctt]
It’s funny how we are generally receptive to just positive criticism, but we are not receptive to the seemingly negative voices even when it’s for our own good.
It was time for me to grow up and know that negative feedback is not my enemy but a chance to get back on track. I am proud to say I am back on track and I will not let go until I get there. I now know how to make this work!
