Trust the Process: Why Growth Happens One Step at a Time

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I share why real growth takes time—and why that’s a good thing. Trusting the process isn’t about sitting back and hoping for the best. It’s about showing up every day with purpose, especially when the outcome isn’t clear. I talk about how to stay consistent when progress feels slow, how surrender can actually create more space for success, and why uncertainty is often where the best opportunities begin. It’s not about rushing the results—it’s about having faith in the work, the timing, and yourself. To join my next free Friday Training sessions, email me at [email protected]

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0:00.0	You don't need all the answers to keep moving.
0:02.6	You just need to trust the process.
0:07.1	The wisdom of faith in uncertainty.
0:13.5	Most of our lives, we live in a realm of no evidence or evidence that's contrary to where we want to be.
0:20.8	We often want
0:21.7	immediate resolution, the resolution, which means the solution is within the problem. It's just a
0:28.7	lapse of time before we see the solution in the problem. This is why it's called resolution,
0:35.7	resolution. And we often want that immediate clarity,
0:40.5	control, and results, but life rarely delivers them on demand. The real strength lies in choosing
0:49.3	faith over your reaction to fear. The need to be right.
0:54.8	The need to be offended.
0:56.3	They need to be separate, inferior, superior,
0:58.5	anxious, frustrated, angry, guilty, resentful, worried,
1:02.3	especially when there's no evidence
1:04.6	or the evidence is contrary to where you want to be or better.
1:08.9	And certainly the outcome is uncertain and unclear.
1:14.9	I work with so many young entrepreneurs,
1:17.6	and they lose a key investor, and they panic.
1:22.2	Only to later discover that the delay, the lapse of time
1:26.5	between the problem and the solution,
1:28.5	led to a more aligned partner and a greater long-term success.
1:33.9	We need to trust the process.
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