The 96th Edition

Is pressure something to avoid, or something to learn how to carry well?

Something to Think About

Impatience kills more dreams than lack of ability ever will.

Something to Ask Yourself

Are you actually committed to the long game, or are you just hoping for short-term validation?

Personal Lesson

Right now, to be completely honest, I’m struggling with social media. It feels like I’m not reaching the people I want to reach. Posts don’t land how I expect them to. Growth feels slow. And, naturally, as someone who works hard at this stuff, I’m not ashamed to say it hits my ego. Eventually, at times like these, you start questioning whether what you’re doing is working at all.

But then I remind myself what I’m actually trying to do here. I’m trying to build something that lasts for me and the people that come across my work, for decades. When I zoom out, the pressure eases. A slow month (or even 3) becomes irrelevant when you’re thinking in terms of 10 to 15 years.

It’s the same with everything I’m doing. The podcast, the coaching, the new app (more on that to come), and of course, my running. None of this was ever meant to be quick. When you remember you’re not here for a flash of success, but to build something meaningful over time, the joy for the process starts to return. And that only happens if you’re willing to stay when it sucks and things feels slow and hard.

Running – Life’s Metaphor

You can’t rush endurance. Fitness is built over months and years, not in a single block of training. The people who last are the ones who understand that consistency over time always beats intensity in the short term.

Final Thoughts

Everywhere you look, it feels like all you see is the finished product. Often we don’t see is the years of seemingly unrelated work that came before it, let alone the years of unseen related work.

People expect things to happen way faster than they actually do.

But if you’re doing anything worthwhile, it’s going to take longer than you think. You have to accept that whatever you want will take much longer to get than you think. And that’s a good thing!!

People think they’re not capable, but in reality they’re just not patient enough. They don’t give things the time they require. They jump from one thing to another, chasing quick wins, and never sticking to things long enough to see real progress.

We are all so fickle.

But if you can shift your mindset, and genuinely commit to the long game, you give yourself a huge advantage.

You’ll stop reacting emotionally to short term results and start focusing on what actually matters. And what matters is showing up, day in, day out, and falling in love with the process.

Play the long game.

When you’re caught up stressing over short term problems, think long term

RUN THE RUNNABLE 😉