Real joy comes from not only achieving great things, but also by experiencing the journey to our achievements. Without any journey, without any hardship and without having to overcome adversity, a trophy means nothing.

To feel like you have really earned something you have to be willing to focus on daily growth as each day comes. Many of us are given a set number of expectations from authoritative figures in life and never really get to choose too many things that happen in our environments. Because of this it seems as though when we mature and grow up we no longer have a journey to focus on, and instead look to make goals, instead of look to get better each day on the way to these goals.

If we are ever to achieve real joy and fulfillment we have to let go of the idea that all that matters is where we get to in the end, because what actually matters most is if we are able to learn from our journey along the way.