Many people dream of overnight success to avoid hardship, failure, and discouragement as their perspective on productivity and achievement is distorted.
In our fast-paced world, there's a common myth that high achievers and the hyper-productive went from 0 to 100 overnight…
We think they went from unmotivated and bored to cranking out 80-hour weeks of intense work without breaking a sweat in just a day or two…
And we think that once we find our “passion and purpose” or our “drive” we’ll be able to do the same thing.
However, this delusion not only sets unrealistic expectations… but also ignores the true nature of sustainable productivity.
Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people want to get more out of life than they put in. A man of value will give more than he receives. Be creative, but make sure that what you create is not a curse for mankind. -Albert Einstein
It’s like if you decided to run a marathon without any prior training…
You wouldn't expect to wake up one day and successfully run 26.2 miles without stopping.
Instead, you'd start with shorter runs, gradually increasing your distance over time.
Attempting to run the full marathon on day one will probably lead to you getting burned out at best and injured at worst… which would set you back rather than push you forward.
Similarly, transforming into a "high achiever" in terms of productivity doesn't happen overnight…
Sure, you might feel like you “should” be able to put in all those hours, but that doesn’t mean you can.
It doesn't matter how many times you fail. You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success. -Mark Cuban
If you're currently struggling to maintain focus and productivity, setting a goal to suddenly complete ten hours of deep, uninterrupted work each day is not just unrealistic… it's unsustainable.
That’s why you need to embrace gradual growth.
How?
The idea that success can happen overnight is crippling the financial future of generations. You have to work for it. -Robert Kiyosaki
The journey to becoming more productive and achieving your goals is more akin to training for a marathon than a sprint…
By taking small, manageable steps and gradually increasing your capacity, you build a foundation of habits and skills that are sustainable in the long term.
Forget the myth of overnight transformation and embrace the process of steady, incremental improvement.
Eventually, your smallest steps will surpass what used to be your greatest leaps, leading to lasting success without the risk of burnout.
There is no such thing as overnight success or easy money. If you fail, do not be discouraged; try again. When you do well, do not change your ways. Success is not just good luck: it is a combination of hard work, good credit standing, opportunity, readiness, and timing. Success will not last if you do not take care of it. -Henry Sy
The only thing that ever happens overnight is that you become older as the clock ticks away and the sun rises for a new day…
Whether or not you become wiser, stronger, or more productive will depend on where you focus your attention.
In a technological era of entertainment on tap, instant gratification, instant messaging, and instant results, it’s no surprise that humans are being programmed to expect things to happen instantly even as they drown their despair in distraction, but anyone can reach a turning point…
For the rare few who still dare to dream and find the desire within themselves to grow beyond their perceived limitations, a world of potential awaits on the horizon of alignment.
But you’ve got to choose it, mean it, work for it consistently, and practice who you’d like to be today, so you can be better at being that version of yourself tomorrow, to be even better the next day.
Because while you’re working on sharpening your inner world, you’re automatically moving the pieces of your life’s puzzle into the right places for your picture to be completed in the outer world.
Outsiders who judge success only see the tip of the iceberg, but not the glacier below the surface of the water that took many years of dedication and work to form... to eventually produce what is seen.
Remember that it is that very glacier that is your foundation, the one you lay every day with your blood, sweat, and tears that will produce your iceberg that becomes visible, and hopefully useful, and meaningful, to others.
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Has your Mind ever wondered…
Success starts within you.
Within what you think, what you believe, and subsequently how you behave.
Overnight success refers to something or someone achieving a quick victory, fast fortune, or swift success.
You may also be familiar with terms such as ‘get-rich-quick’, ‘overnight celebrity’, ‘meteoric promotion’, or ‘instant popularity’ to name a few ways it can be interpreted.
Essentially it is seen as a significant achievement, perceived to have happened instantly.
Remember though that what arrives quickly is not guaranteed to be sustainable.
Consider the perspective that you create your own luck through commitment, application, learning, and taking action toward the goals you’re focused on.
Whatever is handed to you on a silver platter or at the speed of light can be taken away as easily as it came to you.
That’s why the sustainable route is to start small with clear goals, gradually build on your periods of focus, use your own yardstick to gauge your achievements, trust the process, and measure your progress over weeks or months instead of hours or days.
Every present moment prepares you for the next one, so learn how to stop being afraid to say no to endeavors that hamper your productivity, and start transforming your habits one at a time.
I have been really down and decided to start all over again this year but every step I am taking seems like I am not taking any steps and the more I am dedicating myself to this change the more challenges and struggles that comes my way but reading this give me the clarity of not focusing on hourly or daily growth but on weekly, monthly or yearly and I should not just focus on only success but the value of the person I am becoming
"I realized that the inside influences the outside. I don't worry for little things and I prefer to act not just think.
Today I was walking to the forest before work and found 5 cents to the ground and shouted ""I am a money magnet""."
Si tu cambias, todo cambia, la importancia de creer en nosotros mismos, amarnos, respetarnos...
Grandes consejos y herramientas que si no somos capaces de ponerlas en práctica no podemos mostrarnos a nosotros mismos que funcionan.
Me encantan estos artículos y ver cada día a más personas motivadas al cambio, a conocerse a si mismo y sacar lo mejor de nosotros. Gracias!
[Translated from Spanish: If you change, everything changes, the importance of believing in ourselves, loving ourselves, respecting ourselves...
Great tips and tools that if we are not able to put them into practice we cannot show ourselves that they work.
I love these articles and see every day more people motivated to change, to know themselves and bring out the best in us. Thank you!]
Nos motiva a salir adelante, a salir de cualquier estado
[Translated from Spanish: It motivates us to get ahead, to get out of any state]
What seems like overnight success is actually the point where you cross a threshold.
After reading this piece, I genuinely feel I've reached another plateau; an instant level of success that only a few minutes ago prior to reading the piece I hadn't yet attained.
Clarity can come in an instant but only after having gone through the fog with the determination and grit to soldier on.
While this can sometimes seem like an eternity the joy of breaking through is unparalleled.
I found this piece so profound that I had to write sections of it down on the pad that I keep on my desk.
This way I can repeatedly read the words of wisdom - these words, thoughts and the perspective have become part of my glacier, my foundation.
And to think … only 15 minutes ago I was there and now I’m here.
Energized, refreshed and ready to go.
What a difference a moment makes.
Thank you!
' The only thing that ever happens overnight is that you become older as the clock ticks away and the sun rises for a new day…
Whether or not you become wiser, stronger, or more productive will depend on where you focus your attention. '
Where your focus is, energy flows, as such focusing on improving our inner world consistently is the only way to improve our outer world.
I’ve always lived my life as a roller coaster way. I go up when I’m focused and things are going well. But I go downhill when things go wrong, and I feel like a failure. All.the.time!
I like what Henry Sy said: “If you fail, do not be discouraged; try again. When you do well, do not change your ways.”
I need to adjust my mindset and thinking. Just don’t procrastinate on trying again! Just keep trying. I can go up again! I really need to remember this one too: “more productive will depend on where you focus your attention.” Because it’s so true!! It’s where the energy flows!!
Those words keep me moving forward in business.
Realmente son palabras claves para confiar en uno mismo y aprender a avanzar gradualmente.
[Translated from Spanish: They really are key words to trust yourself and learn to move forward gradually.]
Very helpful post
I especially like the combination of information and application points. Today I started doing them. Thank you for you, you are the best!
I enjoy the guides and the clarity