Whether it's a small-scale situation or a big picture, the journey is more important than the destination. Partly because one trip will help you get through the next thanks to what you pick up along the way. Furthermore, during the journey you shape your personality and learn who you are. Ultimately, the journey will make you happier than the destination. Since reaching your destination will most likely lead to another journey of some kind, it's important that you let the experience of your previous trips help you get through the rest of them. . You can learn from mistakes you've made on other trips. I hope you learned lessons from those too. Gaining experience and using it along the way makes the journey worthwhile. At that point, even if you don't reach your goal, you've still grown from the process. For example, most authors probably don't make it to their first published work. They experience rejection, but take what they've learned to improve their next project. Some people would say it's not worth going through all this hard work ...