Too many people are looking for the quick win.
Sorry to burst your bubble but it just ain’t going to happen and even if it does, it’ll probably be temporary.
It’s the little things done consistently that have the biggest impact so you are going to need to learn some patience.
Time flies. What seems like forever comes so much faster than you can ever expect.
So, slow down but work like a maniac, appreciate the ride and learn some patience.
Slow cook, not frypan.
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It’s deeper, more real, tastes better and lasts a whole lot longer because it’s built on good foundations and you know you deserve it.
Most lotto winners end up broke. They don’t know how to be ‘rich’. Instant fame usually disappears just as quickly because there’s no foundation.
Rare are the overnight successes. It might seem like there are lots at first glance but not once you dig a little deeper…
Gary Vaynerchuk was doing wine videos in 2006, every single day. Nobody watched for years.
Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar from Atlassian started the business at uni in 2002. Australians hadn’t heard of them until the late 2000s. Most only heard of them when they listed on the NASDAQ in December 2015.
I was building my first online wine business in 2006. It wasn’t Vinomofo. That emerged in 2011 after years of struggle, loss, hardship, faith and… patience.
If you want to do cool shit, you are going to need some patience.
It ain’t a 9–5 job so work at it like a maniac but realise that it’s not the quick or easy path so you’re in it for the long haul.
When everyone else has bailed out or given up, you’ll still be standing, and you’ll win.
