Lessons from the Journey: Progress Inspires a Greater Vision

From my own 193-country journey to the stories of many other people who were kindly willing to share, The Happiness of Pursuit attempts to extract and convey the lessons of modern-day quests. This series explores some of these lessons.

Lesson: As you make progress toward a small goal, the bigger vision expands.

Many people featured in the book started with a small goal that grew in scope as it became more feasible. As they gained confidence, their goals expanded as well.

This was certainly the...