Haha interesting point of view on running against yourself. Perhaps you can find some people in your area who can offer you some competition in running!

Thanks so much, I’m glad you liked it! 🙂

I love that Eddie Cantor quote as well because it’s so true. Overnight success is a myth that too many of us believe is real. It’s simply not. We have a tendency to glorify the results and not the process, without realizing that the process is 99% of the journey.

I loved it so so much! It definitely takes patience as well as perseverance to get what you want. I also think it’s driven by passion too (like you said, be motivated intrinsically). If you have a true passion for what you’re trying to achieve, you will have the patience and perseverance!

What Big Sean said is very similar to Eddie Cantor’s quote “it takes 20 years to make an overnight success.”

I personally tend to ignore the fad of setting goals on Jan 1st. It’s important to work on your goals despite what day it is. I really believe setting a benchmark date of Jan 1st, and hoping to accomplish something by Dec 31st, will set a lot of people off because like you said, people end up failing. Studies show that most people end up giving up within 2 months from Jan.

Overall, this was beautifully written. Your posts are truly amazing and inspiring! With such quality content, I can tell you’re already killing it with your blog 😉

Couldn’t agree more, Matt! 🙂

I like that simple approach and I agree with you – the more we view progress as “never-ending” the more we focus on growth over time instead of hitting arbitrary goals. The people who are patient and willing to work consistently each day towards a specific objective win over the long-haul. Just so happens that very people do so.

Patience is particularly difficult to cultivate in the blogging world because most blogs receive VERY little traffic in the first 3-6 months, which makes most new bloggers quit entirely. The trick is to play the long game, ignore the daily traffic fluctuations, and consistently write about stuff you find interesting. Over time, the readers will come. I like that – “it wasn’t the traffic that mattered but my mental state in it” – I think that captures this idea nicely 🙂

Exactly! Thanks SMM 🙂