Things don’t go as planned, we never know what may come. Have a good idea of where you want to go is great. Planning the details and expecting everything to work out is not good.
The biggest lesson I learned was to do everything I can do that is within my control. After I learned that it was liberating. No more thinking about what if etc. Knowing deep down that you did everything you could is amazing because then there are no regrets.
I remember my first introduction to personal development was when volunteering at a library and finding the book Getting Things Done. That was a big productivity boost. Then over the years of travelling, reading more life-changing books, life experience, and accepting personal responsibility helped me to grow as an individual.
The next step-up for me was evaluating my life was breaking my life into different areas and striving for balance in them. There comes a sense of inner contentment knowing that you are making tangible progress in these different areas. I am tracking things, making goals, giving it all, and not taking myself so seriously. It is the feeling that I am doing my best and taking it one day at a time. I am enjoying today, grateful for now and the past, as well as feeling optimistic about the future.