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Want to Know the Greatest Determining Factor of Your Success? Read This Immediately
I’m not especially talented. There are far better writers out there than me. They also have better college degrees, better connections, better ideas, and probably sexier abs than I do.
But where other writers beat me in talent, I rely on the only big guns I have: my obsessive commitment to taking action, every single day.
See, what I’ve learned is this: consistency beats talent. Consistency beats good intentions. Consistency beats luck. And you want to know the real secret I’ve learned?
Consistency even beats quality.
That’s right. I regularly and consistently outperform others whose work is of much higher quality than mine.
How? Simple: I’m more consistent than they are. Where they garner attention from great product here and there, I consistently get great engagement from my constant action.
Consistent, disciplined action is the greatest determining factor to your success. That’s great news for you and me — it means that our lack of talent can be overcome by the simple act of just doing it, every day.
In his autobiography, Steve Martin (one of the most famous and successful stand-up comedians in history) described his humble beginnings in comedy — a…
