That’s why it’s so valuable.
“Success is a byproduct of ferocious, almost unrealistic consistency.
It’s learning to not only accept the inevitability of adversity, but to learn into it & become appreciative of it.
If you can maintain unreasonable consistency & learn to love the hard parts, losing is tough.”
-Ray Zingler on X
Success is simple, but it’s hard.
It’s hard because when the rational mind feels any sort of discomfort or friction, the natural response is to stop doing “x” so the friction will go away.
And now, especially in today’s world, we have resources available to prevent and rid ourselves of almost any friction, immediately.
I am obviously not implying this is totally a bad thing, modern medicine and access to information are miracle workers if we use them judiciously.
This said, we must remember that winning is always going to be hard. It’s designed that way because while our world is full of relatively unlimited space for losers, but there is a finite amount of space for winners.
This makes immunizing ourselves to the concept of struggle a net negative if the objective is to win.
If you think about it, real success is (almost) unrealistic.
You have to work at it every single day of your life, while getting punched in the face at every turn..
Just to give yourself A CHANCE at success.
That’s right. The daily work and the right hooks don’t feed you, they only give you a chance to get into the arena.
From there, you have to apply ferocious consistency to the work and to the mitigation of the fires while you battle in the arena.
This is why most people stop chasing dreams, but again who is to blame them?
Why would the rational mind deal with all the craziness associated with the attainment of their dreams when an undifferentiated 9-5 job is sitting out there on an easy road full of predictability? (I’m being sincere when I say this is a fantastic option for many people.)
I certainly don’t know it all, it’s why I stay so active in my pursuit of knowledge, but what I do know is that in order to be successful in personal endeavors that are truly meaningful, you have to learn to not only accept, but love the adversity associated with them.
You must use the friction as a gift and recognize its purpose.
And you must feel this friction for extended periods of time.
If you’re willing to maintain unreasonable consistency amid the nearly unrelenting friction (most aren’t), losing is really really hard to do.
