Why is the anticipation better than the success itself?

As they say the “anticipation is always greater than the realization“.

Our mind is designed to create perfect scenarios of life, of the future. However, when we actually achieve something that we had been waiting for, the happiness always seems to be short lived. There is a greater sense of happiness, enthusiasm and excitement that we experience on our way to the goal or the destination.

On achieving what we had wanted to, however, there is a feeling that things could have been all the more perfect. Its again completely dependent on the expectations that we had set for ourselves. If the expectations were really high and we weren’t able to reach those standards, a sense of dissatisfaction follows.

I am of a belief that the best way of dealing with all this is, to be satisfied with whatever you get out of life. Every achievement needs to be treated as a stepping stone – towards your goal, towards your life’s improvement and towards self realisation. Let the success bring you inner peace and a sense of satisfaction for having come so far. Let it also push you to work harder, aim higher and shoot for the stars.