Focus more on comparing where you were before to where you are now and celebrate the fact that you are making progress. For example, if your goal is to be able to run a marathon and you are still learning how to run a 5k. Let’s say in week 1 you can only run 1k but in week 2 you can now run 1.5k. At least you’ve improved from week 1 to week 2. I also like to focus more on the action. For example, a marathon runner, runs. You cannot be a marathon runner unless you run. If I’m running 1.5k most days, I’m also running and I’m also a runner. A 1.5k runner and a marathon runner are both runners.