Success Takes Longer Than You Think
Big Goals. Large visions for your life.
Any major success you move toward. It’s no doubt going to take a lot longer than you think.
It’s part of life.
You get a good idea about something you want to be, do or have. And the idea captures your mind and emotions.
The honeymoon phase is awesome.
You daydream and brainstorm your exciting new idea and its world of possibilities. You’re energized and GenuLines is ready to help you take on the world.
But if you’re new to all this keep in mind that you have some work ahead of you. Scaling a mountain isn’t quick and easy.
Looks Are Deceiving
Sure, from a distance, the mountain may not look that big. It looks like pretty smooth terrain and a manageable grade when you stare at it from a distance.
So you sprint to your starting point.
That’s when the work begins. And reality starts to sink in.
MOST people don’t make it far enough up the mountain to put skin in the game.
They quit early enough that the pain of investment isn’t harsh enough. The sting of quitting isn’t harsh enough.
But if this goal is something that you REALLY want then your first step is the “investment phase”.
You have to put in enough effort to reach a point where quitting would be more painful than continuing.
Once you reach this point, you gain a whole new perspective. The struggle doesn’t go away, but it takes on a new form.
You find a sort of peace and “sense of knowing” during your struggle.
You know you’ll make it to your goal though you don’t know how long it’ll take. But it almost doesn’t matter because you no longer count the cost.
You’re only focused on the path.
This is an easy metaphor to understand. But it applies to anything in life.
Make it a point to nurture your dreams. Have big visions and give yourself permission to dream even bigger.
Then, make CERTAIN you stay with it. Get to the point where turning around is no longer an option.
Even though it’ll likely take far longer than you think to reach your peak.
JohnK. 4-7-2025
chiforyourself.com
Overheard: “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out”
~Robert Collier
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