In This Episode…
In today’s episode I explore whether you should look at striving towards your goals and the achievement of your success as being a marathon or a sprint.
I thought I knew what the answer was but was astonished at the conclusion I drew.
Check it out for yourself and see if you agree with me.
Episode Show Notes…
00:26 – There is no such thing as an overnight success. It’s usually the result of many years of sustained effort with many failures along the way.
01:16 – The (Social) Media would have you believe there are lots of shortcuts to success:
- A short cut to this…
- Instant results for that…
- The fastest way to…
01:30 – Unfortunately our brain is hardwired to find this attractive – the novelty of the idea and the immediate reward that can be achieved with little energy expended on our part.
02:13 – The reality is anything of value is likely to be the result of consistent and sustained effort over a prolonged period of time (See my review of Deep Work by Cal Newport).
02:40 – This would imply that success is a marathon – however that is not the case.
03:24 – Does that mean the achievement of success is a sprint? Well no, because we can’t sustain that pace over the length of time necessary.
03:42 – I believe it is a marathon of sprints. Short bursts of focused activity spread over a long period of time with sufficient recovery after each.
04:03 – You’l get clarity, urgency, focus and will build a critical mass that moves you towards success.
