We live in an incredibly short-cut obsessed world. Our demand for instant gratification has made us short-sighted and un-dedicated to the process.
Privilege has become entitlement.
The media has skewed our perception of possibility, and the ‘hack‘ has become the destination rather than the tool. We’re lead to believe in overnight six-pack abs and lucrative investment schemes that will make millions. Hacks have become ways to expedite proficiency on a fraction of the time required for real mastery.
“Every genuine sustainable success is birthed only by virtue of incredible persistence, a million defeats, and unrelenting passion.” – Rich Roll
It’s easy to frame the narrative of an over-night-success. It’s easy to see how the media can manipulate reality. If you reflect back on a short-cut you yourself have taken, ask yourself:
“How did that experience make me feel?”
It most likely made you feel empty.
A life well lived is not about results. It’s about the journey that we take and the people we inspire on our path to achievement. There are no short-cuts, only hard work.
Total dedication and total commitment can be scary. The journey is never linear, but if you embrace the obstacles, mis-steps, doubt and fear to the fullest then you’ll experience quantum growth.
Irrespective of outcome, whether it be failure or success, the prospect of either is what gives life context. Growth is the result of an investment in experience. There is nothing meme-worthy about the journey: it’s hard work, painful, and it will never trend on Twitter.
If you aspire to your own personal sense of greatness, then forget about hacking your life, and instead invest in experience. Hold yourself publicly accountable to your mastery, and allow yourself to fail.
When you allow yourself to live with purpose, you unlock your true potential and embrace the real possibilities that you can achieve.
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