Most pieces of writing will give you a long list of habits that highly successful people employ to maintain their day-to-day stride, but I’d rather talk about basic behaviour than getting mired in confusing rules that change depending on who you ask. Good articles are out there by very qualified people like Tim Ferriss, Ryan Holiday, Gary Vee, and I will use these guys later to back me up. In fact, I highly recommend them for guidance once you understand your endgame, but let’s take a step back and simplify things with the big picture. There are only two basic things I see successful people do that the rest of the world is not willing to do. If there is a job or skill you would love to have, whether it’s becoming a scientist, playwright, architect, teacher, nurse, athlete or public speaker, the process is very simple.
Step 1
Show up. Wow, what a revelation! I know, I wish it were sexier but let’s be real here. The first step is to show up, turn up, pick up the tool, be in the place you intend to work, prepare to do it, and move your body through each part of the process. This is the opposite of what most of us do when there’s an obligation. We procrastinate, think of other commitments or things we could be doing that distract us from what we really need to do, reasons we can’t be there, projects we need to get back to. The psychology of the fear of failure and the…
