It’s a bit of an oxymoron. I guess it’s not a finish line if you keep going after you cross it…it’s just a line.
But anyway…
Finish lines are defined, recognizable moments of achievement. Moments worth raising your hands in celebration. We did it! We made it! This is a slice of what we always wanted!
It could be something easily measured like number of first-week streams or number of tickets sold…It could be harder to measure things like chemistry within the band, or connection with the audience in Oklahoma City.
One of the great thing about finish lines is that once you can see the finish line you get a boost. Renewed energy that seemingly comes from nowhere. A favorable wind rushing to your aid. But if you don’t make your own finish lines you’ll never feel that boost. And you’ll never get the celebration.
In the grand scheme finish lines aren’t about stopping…they are an invitation to let go of (or reframe) the pain and hardship of the latest season, and take the best parts with you to the next leg of the journey.
You have to define your finish lines. You have to recognize them when you cross them. You have to initiate the celebration. You have to have the guts to keep going.
