January 3, 2023

"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy; I'm telling you it's going to be worth it. - Art Williams"

As this new adventure starts, I want to reflect on one of my favorite quotes. One of the mantras I’ve started to truly believe in is to “Trust the process.” It really hit me the last few years as a Head Varsity Basketball Coach when my Assistant Coach, Sean Garczynski, started saying it to the team. In life, we are always so focused on the outcome, the end goal, and reaching that finish line. It is great to set big goals, but it is sad to see people not enjoying the process. Everyone is so obsessed with instant gratification; I want my food now, I want to get a promotion now, can’t I just graduate already? If this is our mindset, we miss out on so much. It is so rare that people are overnight successes. We may think that, but we don’t see how much blood, sweat, and tears went into getting that person to be an overnight success. As you’re setting big goals in life, remember to enjoy the steps you take to get there. Enjoy the little victories; enjoy the small failures that will propel you to even bigger successes. Enjoy the exhaustion, the emotions, everything. Because once you accomplish that goal and it’s over, you know you’re going to be setting a brand new one. So, enjoy the process, it won’t always be easy, but when you get to the top of the mountain, wow...it’ll be worth it.