How To Enjoy The Process (so you don't quit):
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We all have goals, dreams, and ambitions.
We all want to achieve them.
And we all want to achieve them faster.
But thereâs a problem with trying to get to the end destination sooner:
You end up taking shortcuts. Cutting corners. Never giving or wanting to give the time, energy or sacrifice that both mastery and long-term success demand.
It creates a paradox.
It doesnât matter what shortcut you take or what âtrickâ you use, when you try to get there faster you inevitably quit.
Why?
Because you canât get there faster.
Some things canât be rushed - mastery and success are 2 of them.
And since youâre trying to get there faster, youâre showing your lack of:
Grit
Discipline
Character
Understanding of delayed gratification
Hence when you one day wake up and decide youâve had enough, that itâs taking too long, youâll quit.
Youâll jump to the next opportunity and repeat the process.
Youâll never achieve mastery of anything. Never building something great. Forever giving in to shiny object syndrome
I used to do it all the time.
Iâve tried to build a copywriting business, FB ads agency, email marketing agency, ecom stores.
I tried to rush the process every time.
I failed every time.
The desire to cut corners and take short cuts will always come back to bite you.
Speed Vs Rushing
Look, I get it.
We have limited time on this earth.
You have pressures in your life, whether itâs bills, family, friends or anything else.
I get why you want to achieve your goals, dreams and ambitions as fast as possible.
But some things cannot be rushed.
They must be taken slowly. They must be given a level of effort, care and precision that can only come with time.
Is 5-10 years of sacrifice too much to unlock the keys to decades of your dream life?
And donât get me wrong, you need to move with speed.
You need to act fast, make decisions fast and waste no time.
A lot of success comes down to speed.
But speed is different to rushing.
Rushing is careless. Rushing is cutting corners, taking shortcuts and motivated by a lack of discipline and boredom.
You end up half-assing everything and your quality drops.
You must move with speed and ferocity toward your goals but never rush your practice, work, or day.
Enjoy The Process
Youâve heard people say this before.
Itâs become almost cliche.
But you need to enjoy the journey. You must relax into the work, the pressure and the process.
If you do, youâll not quit.
Youâll not half-ass anything.
Youâll go all in, fully committed to getting the results, doing everything at as a high quality as possible, achieving mastery and building something great.
Stop trying to cut corners.
Stick to the long game, put in the work and enjoy it.
When you enjoy it, you donât care how long it takes.
All you care about is producing the highest quality of whatever youâre doing.
Showing to the world your skill, your capabilities and your art.
Providing value above and beyond what is expected.
How To Enjoy The Process
Itâs all well and good being told millions of times to enjoy the process.
But has anybody ever told you how?
Well motherfucker, thatâs about to change.
Hereâs how to enjoy the process:
Condition yourself for delayed gratification
You need to understand, appreciate and expect to put in the work now but not get results until later.
The only way to do that is to condition yourself for delayed gratification.
Most people are naturally good at this but theyâve been conditioned for instant gratification due to modern living.
I highly recommend doing a dopamine detox to fix this.
You can click here to get access to my free dopamine detox guide.
Choose your craft wisely
I ran a FB ads agency for close to a year.
It had all started to come together and I was signing clients, but I hated every second off it.
Hence, I closed it down.
It made me miserable.
You wonât be able to enjoy the process if you donât enjoy what you do
So you need to choose your craft wisely.
To do this:
Life tap
This involves you journaling to create your Utopia (dream life), Nether, Identity and goals.
Consciously align your life with your Utopia, Identity and goals
With every decision you make and action you take (ie. choosing your craft), ask yourself if it aligns with your Utopia, identity and goals.
If it does, do it.
If it doesnât, donât.
Journal about the impact you want to make
What impact do you want to have on the world?
Who do you want to help? How do you want to help them?
Once youâve done these 3 steps, find a craft that youâre interested in and ask yourself if it aligns with your utopia, identity and goals and if it will help you make the impact you want to make
If it does, try that craft.
If it doesnât, try something else.
I go into this life tapping and conscious alignment system in much more detail with actionable steps and a hub to help you complete it in my Get Shit Done System.
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Understand there will be resistance
It doesnât matter how much you love what you do, there will be days you donât want to do it.
There will be days you hate it.
This is resistance.Â
Expect it and be able to overcome it, understanding itâs a temporary feeling.
That itâs a sign from the universe that what youâre doing is important to you.
Relate the struggles and challenges of your craft to the results they create and the impact they make, not the pain.
For example, when youâre working out, you relate the pain of your muscle fibres being torn apart, not to the pain but to the results of growing your muscles and getting stronger.
You must do the same thing with your craft.
If you follow these 3 steps:
Condition yourself for delayed gratification
Choose your craft wisely
Expect resistance
Youâll enjoy the process.
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- Ross âstop cutting fucking cornersâ Harkness
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