The process is what we do on a daily basis that guides us to our ultimate goal…
The process is the work we put in that keeps us in the moment and allows us to appreciate the finer details of life…
The process is the reward…
The Problem:
We think the reward is this light at the end of the tunnel with dancing unicorns waiting to hoist us into the air and celebrate all of the work that we put in by popping bottles of champagne like we just hit a walkoff homer in game 7 of the World Series…
But we often forget something while we are fixated on a fictitious fantasy award that doesn’t exist…
We forget to put in the work…
We forget to immerse ourselves in the process…
We forget that the reward is found in the daily grind that allows for personal growth and improvement…
Human Crash Test Dummy Solution:
Do whatever it takes to bring yourself into the moment.
Prayer, meditation, hypnosis, mental imagery, visualization…
Go Hard Task:
Establish a routine that keeps you on task and go through an accountability checklist at the end of the day.
Humility is one of the greatest traits one can possess but the ability to stay humble is grossly dependent on your ability put in and comprehend the work that constitutes the process.
In baseball, where the best batters will fail nearly 70% of the time, there is a phrase that says: “There are those who are humble and those who will be humbled.”
Put simply: Staying humble allows the complete and necessary process to naturally unfold.
-EB