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If You Can Get Through the Boredom of Consistency, You Can Achieve 10x Bigger Goals
Consistency will make you feel like a loser.
“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” — Calvin Coolidge
There are so many people in the world that are so much more talented than you.
They’re sexier. Smarter. Richer. More creative. More likable, more charming, better-connected, and better-looking.
But there is one, singular thing you can do better than them:
You can outwork them.
This sheer commitment to keep-going-no-matter-what beats your stronger opponent, every time.
Prolific actor Will Smith was once asked how he got to be so successful in his career:
“The only thing that I see that is distinctly different about me is I’m not afraid to die on a treadmill. I will…
