LEARN
Something Worth SharingProgress Isn’t Magic
I’ve have heard lots of people over the years telling me that they want to achieve certain things: write a book, get a six-pack, lose weight, get a promotion, play a musical instrument, earn more and so on. Having a dream or a vision is fantastic - however, many of these same people have one thing stacked against them; they are doing nothing towards their vision, not even taking the smallest of steps. One of the consistently most popular downloads of my visual synopsis pieces is for James Clear’s book Atomic Habits. The reason for this is probably linked to people knowing they need to take small consistent steps (habits) in order to achieve - even if they don’t actually follow through and do it. Progress isn’t magic. Progress is actually very simple - it is the culmination of many small actions done consistently over a period of time. To put it another way, what we do today will determine the progress we make tomorrow and the days that follow. Take two people, each setting out to do the same thing and achieve success. The thing that will determine one of them being successful while the other may not be, is often the willingness to endure discomfort and stick to doing the work. Wishful thinking isn’t the way to make progress, be successful or even to be happy. Action is required.
|
