Celebrating small wins 🎉

Life’s short - get the donuts ☺️

Hi friends, welcome back! In today's post I want to talk about celebrating small wins.

I used to be the type of person that just went through life, hopping from one goal to the other, without taking the time to really congratulate myself or celebrate.

I remember waiting for my CFE (3-day professional accounting exam) results on January 7, 2020 and as soon as I saw my name, I was so relieved. It wasn't a feeling of happiness, but rather a "okay, good, this is what I expected" type of feeling. The same type of feeling was present when I finished undergrad, got into my Master's program and finished Masters - these all just seemed like the expected result.

Maybe because of the university I went to or the people I surrounded myself with, but I found that I was just mindlessly moving from one accomplishment to the other. I'm using a lot of academic examples just because I've been in school for 19 out of the 24 years of my life, but it can be applied to personal goals and work goals as well.

I think when you're in that environment, what you're doing seems so normal that it feels strange to recognize your achievements. For example, when I tell people I completed my Master's in 8 months right after undergrad, they're so shocked - but to me, it's normal because all my classmates and I went through that.

Because I was conditioned like this, it seemed strange to celebrate these moments. It almost seemed as if hopping from one goal to the next was the norm, and anything else wouldn't be accepted.

Looking back on all these big events - I realize that they weren't normal but required a lot of tenacity and grit. Even small things like waking up everyday to work out, getting through a stressful week at work, reaching a financial milestone - these are all so amazing.

This concept ties in with my last blog post about enjoying the journey - these small moments deserve to be celebrated because if we just keep waiting for this huge result, we'll be waiting forever.

I now realize that there's so much to celebrate in each day, there are so many small wins that can be easily brushed aside but should instead be amplified and commended. This doesn't mean we reward ourselves with a treat every time (because then our fitness goals would suffer 😜), but it can take the form of positive self-talk or small acts of self-care to show that we appreciate ourselves.

Shifting my mindset to seek out and honour these small wins has made me my biggest cheerleader - I know that I'm there each step of the way to support and hype myself up. Not only has this strengthened my relationship with myself, but I find myself being more grateful for this life and even more supportive and excited for my loved ones.

Life passes fast, so make sure you celebrate how far you've come and how amazing you are every single day ✨

And as the OG Nicki Minaj said, “I believe that life is a prize” 🏆

I would love to know, are you good at celebrating small wins or do you find yourself holding back until that milestone? Comment below!

Sending you lots of love and light - I'll see you in the next one,

-Reina xo