In the New York Times circa a year or two ago Venus Williams the champion tennis player wrote an article about goal-setting.
To this day I remember her wise words about the topic.
Venus said she would ask herself: “Do you feel good?”
In the time of living through the pandemic my goals have been put on hold. As most likely other people’s goals are beyond reach right now for a lot of us.
Venus was prescient then in shifting the needle in terms of what constitutes success and achievement.
Taking inspiration from this star athlete I too ask myself: “Do you feel good?” and “How do you feel about what you’re doing right now?”
In 2002 I first started my “career” as a mental health advocate. So for going on over 18 years I’ve been talking about my recovery.
My aim has always been to empower peers that you can have your own version of a full and robust life living in recovery.
In a coming blog entry I’m going to riff on the idea that what constitutes a “career” is different for each of us.
Having been around the block in recovery I’ve come to want to talk about next-level ideas I have.
Along with Venus Williams I think the endpoint is irrelevant.
You might have a JD and be miserable and unfulfilled at your attorney job. Maybe it’s the kind of career you thought you originally wanted.
Or maybe you don’t have a professional job. Or have no job right now. You might just want pointers about living life in recovery.
Living through the pandemic I’m confident that this has been a trial and a challenge for everyone.
Like Venus I think feeling good should be the ultimate barometer of whether you’re happy with how your life is right now.
Goals can wait. Sometimes they must wait.
Next in the blog: getting in gear with the “career” that’s right for you.
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