Success is a long game so plan long. Don’t seek the overnight success story. Even though everything in our modern world tells us that we should be successful now, reality is far different.
Our society glorifies the overnight success story. The tiktok or YouTube influencer who blows up overnight has become our goal. Kids all over the world are churning out insane amounts of content with one goal alone, to go viral. The vast majority of them fade into oblivion without so much as a glimmer.
True overnight success takes perfect timing, one-of-a-kind organic appeal, and a massive amount of luck. None of these things can be duplicated on command, individually, let alone altogether.
The emphasis on the quick success story has led many of us – especially our youth – to overestimate how much we can accomplish in a year and greatly underestimate what we can accomplish in ten years.
Small and consistent wins slowly over time are the key to long term sustained success. Study, prepare, and build steadily toward your goal. One step at a time.
Don’t be in a rush to accomplish your ultimate goal. Enjoy the journey. Learn along the way. What you may have hoped to accomplish in 3 to 5 years, allow to take you ten to fifteen. Learn along the way. Take the losses you will inevitably incur. At the end of this journey, you will find yourself far stronger than you could have imagined.
Your strategy is slow and steady to win the long race. Remember the foundation: preparation, focus, and consistency. When you are striving for excellence, you are playing Chess not Checkers.
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