It’s simple. It just isn’t easy. And that’s why most don’t do it.
“You become who you want to be by repeatedly doing what you said you’d do.
That’s it. That’s the whole formula.
It’s very simple. It just ins’t easy.
And in a a world that glamorizes instant gratification, it’s got many convinced they can’t do what they actually can.”
-Ray Zingler on X
I’m not positive, but I think it’s time that scares the shit out of people.
People consume, consume, consume, and they see 20-year-old millionaires with (rented) Lamborghinis and they think this is reality. They think they can fast track themselves to success, or, worse yet, they think, “that can never be me”.
And while both thoughts are probably correct, using snapshots and highlight reels of other peoples (often faux) success is a horrible way to become inspired.
The truth is, in order to build anything of lasting value, you have to pay with your time.
Technically, you can use capital to expedite the process, but usually when you’re starting out, you don’t have a lot of capital to exchange for speed. Nor do you have skills.
And despite not having money or skills, you do have time.
And you can’t be afraid to spend that time acquiring, you guessed it, money and skills.
How much time does it cost?
A lot.
Significantly more than what you’re probably thinking.
And this is why people either A) fail or B) live ridiculously unfulfilled lives full of safe bets.
It’s why there are a lot more insurance salesman and tax collectors than there are entrepreneurs.
It’s easier.
However, if you do want to become extraordinary in a field you’re passionate about and answer you’re calling, I’ll give you the formula:
“Repeatedly do what you said you’d do to earn the privilege of getting to go where you said you wanted to go.”
That’s it.
That is the whole formula.
It, too, is simple.
But where it differs from the insurance salesman or the tax collector is in the fact that it’s not easy.
It’s not easy to take risks.
To have blind faith.
To bet on yourself.
To put thousands and thousands and THOUSANDS of hours into something, without seeing a payoff anywhere in sight.
And that’s why people don’t do it.
They are afraid.
Afraid of time, trials, tribulations, judgement, criticism, and the unknown.
But guess what every remarkable man who ever built anything of value not only embraces, but leans into?
Time, trials, tribulations, judgement, criticism, and the unknown.
What scares the Commoner is the World Classes playground.
It’s ‘bout that action, boss.
