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Process over outcome

  • Writer: john_r_rumery
    john_r_rumery
  • Feb 3, 2021
  • 1 min read

Life is a journey, and it is never point-to-point.


Some people will let you down; they won't be there when you need them. Whilst other people will surprise you with moments of support and kindness when you least expect it.


There will always be times of disconnect between what is happening to you, and what you believe should be happening. That is life.


And you will never be able to control what other people do, what other people think and what other people believe about you. However, you can control how you respond, your behaviours and what you do, and how you manage the beliefs you hold about yourself.


And that is where focussing on the process and not getting hung-up on the outcome comes into play.


By choosing to focus on the right behaviours and the right self-beliefs, you set yourself up for the universe to do its job. And the right beliefs include trusting that the universe is always working in your favour and still working to give you, the best possible outcome, for you.

So don't presume to understand what that will look like, and don't presume to understand what that outcome needs to be.

If you focus on the process, the outcome will take care of itself.

 
 
 

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