Patience and Consistency are the “Shortcuts” to Success

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

It's easy to feel disheartened when progress doesn't show up quickly or in big leaps. That's where many of us trip up and think about giving up, not seeing that exponential growth could be just ahead. The key? Shift your focus. Instead of getting caught up in what's missing or the hurdles in your way, find joy and positivity in the journey itself through the consistent, persistent pursuit of your potential. Through my own stories, I'll show you how a steady, committed effort beats out the start-stop approach for long-term success. So, let's get into how this mindset can transform not just your goals but your whole approach to challenges in life and work.

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0:00.0	We don't have the ability to understand the infinity of time. So here's what happens to almost everyone, including me.
0:06.5	Say you're doing what you're supposed to be doing and you do it for six years.
0:10.5	And six years from now, we meet up again and I'm like how's it going and you're like Dave I have enjoyed the consistent
0:16.9	Persistent pursuit of here's the six things that I've given an hour you know you go through the whole thing. You're like, but Dave, I'm pissed at you.
0:23.6	I'm like, why?
0:24.2	Well, because I'm only 25% of the way to my minimum goal.
0:27.6	Because we talk, you know, minimum, I want to make a billion dollars or whatever.
0:30.8	Six years.
0:31.8	And now you got maybe, you know, a wife or a kid or whatever. Six years and now you got maybe you know a wife or a kid or
0:34.3	girlfriend or boyfriend or who knows and you got a lot of pressure and your parents are
0:38.0	like dude you spend six years doing what you're doing you're not even a quarter
0:41.6	away there or just a quarter away there. Most people quit but if you're not even a quarter away there or just a quarter away there. Most people quit, but if you're
0:44.8	doing what I'm telling you you get acceleration exponential growth three years from now,
0:48.9	you'll be 50% of the way there. And that's when everybody quits almost because now you've been nine years in and
0:54.9	your mind because a man-made dime, nine years, 50 percent, at least another nine if never. But no,
1:01.1	with enjoyment of the consistent, persistent,
1:03.0	pursuing potential.
1:04.4	Yeah, right.
1:05.5	How long till you're 100?
1:07.1	One and a half?
1:08.0	You're almost there.
1:09.0	And it drives me not.
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