
It’s been my observation- both with myself and a number of the athletes I’ve coached over the years- that the (appropriate) celebrations and recognitions of milestones we hit along the way, are often glazed over, or simply skipped altogether.
Perhaps due to todays fast-paced world of training and racing, or due to the many times in a day that we can compare ourselves to others, our accomplishments along the path to a main objective are not given the celebration and recognition they deserve.
This can lead to mental burnout, and failure to recognize the progress one has made along the way and especially in other areas- both fitness and life related.
Take, for example, the classic movie Rudy.

Despite having nearly next to no chance at playing college football, he manages to will his way into a junior college education, a job, and even free housing.
But he doesn’t see that.
All he sees is his ultimate goal: to play a single snap of football for Notre Dame in a game.