I meet so many people with high expectations and low patience. This is a recipe for failure.
Whether it is business, music, fitness, or even building a relationship, it starts with a first step, and only grows with the steps after that. There is no autopilot.
I’ve reached the level I’m at with those baby steps. I’m nowhere close to my aspirations. I plan to perform in stadiums within the decade, but that’s only going to happen with the small steps I’m taking this year, this month, this week, this day, and this moment.
Maturity and patience come with time, and with that time also comes the realization that there isn’t much time to make things happen. We tend to put things off because we’re scared. Scared of what? Well, whatever our imagination can create to keep us from taking that next baby step.
The fears that prevent us from taking those steps are only conquered by taking those steps. Buildings are built brick by brick, poems are written word by word, and relationships grow day by day. Respect the time necessary for things to take place, and realize if you lack that respect, you really don’t deserve shit.
It’s the journey that’s important, not the destination. The destination for all of us is death. Our credits will be rolling soon, and all that will have mattered is what happened every step before the end—if anything at all.
It’s never too late to start building the life you want. The recipe for success is simple: act, learn, build, and repeat. Realize you’ve been using this recipe your entire life for your accomplishments, whether it was learning how to walk or learning how to read; it all took time. Our achievements feel easy after the fact and impossible before. Recognize this concept and move forward despite it.
Also, find people in the same mindset of taking baby steps. It’s much better than keeping the company of folks who still have grand expectations and excuses to match. They’ll only waste your time.