Choosing a Direction

When we focus on the process rather than the final result good things happen. We improve concentration by staying in the moment. We open the way to learning and creating while doing, which increases satisfaction and provides us with immediate feedback.
A focus on outcomes is less rewarding and less predictable. We are not in control of the outcome. External variables can displace whatever effort we supply. Being outcome oriented is all about the future not the present. Along the journey toward our future, unaccounted for extraneous variables outside of our control may impede, restrict, or even eliminate our intended outcome. Ironically, our new and revised outcome will become just a new direction.
Just by saying the word choosing we are implying there is a choice. Directions are about choice not mandates. By choosing my direction in life I am taking control. When thinking about outcomes, I realise they may not be in my control. So, how do I make these choices on my direction?
My direction will be determined on how I vision the pathway to my goal. Remember we are talking the pathway to my goal not the destination. When looking at becoming a psychologist, my pathway might include my formal training but also my experiential learning regarding myself and others. I might see my pathway as doing my own therapy and finding out what it is like to be a client. Along the way, I may come to understand my own identity more clearly, which will allow me to separate my identity from intruding on my future client’s identity.
When choosing my direction, the most salient ingredient to the recipe may be my ability to not focus on the outcome. Worry about the future will only increase my stress levels and take me away from the desired focus of my pathway.

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