It’s very easy to lose sight of how far we’ve come. We can become incredibly tunnel visioned on what’s immediately in front of us, and sometimes for good reason.

But this tunnel vision isn’t sustainable. In fact, it can be detrimental and counter-productive to getting us to where we want to be. It’s important that we lift our heads out of the water every now and then, and to catch a breath.

See how far we’ve come. Take stock of who lent a hand and helped us get here. Assess if there’s anyone that we can bring along.

Recount all of the challenges and roadblocks we overcame. Recognize that there is still much of the journey left.

I think it is very important to be able to hold both truths at the same time; that we have a long ways to go – but we have also come a long way to get here.