We have a sauna here in our neighborhood. It’s gym, sauna, then I swim laps. That be my daily routine. Well, some of the older guys have been pouring water on the coals in the sauna. It’s electric, so it doesn’t work that way. The sauna has been out of commission for several weeks now. They finally fixed it on Thursday. I was in a sauna for a few minutes by myself yesterday. A man walked in and sat down. I saw him in the sauna on Thursday. I see him walking daily in the neighborhood. We got to talking. He walks to the gym daily and rides the exercise bike then sits in the sauna. I live a half mile from the gym. He lives down the street from me, and a bit further from the gym. I’d guesstimate 3/4 of a mile from the gym. “How old are you?” I asked him. “81” he replied. “You look fantastic!” I replied. He does. And here’s the part that stuck with me. He lives alone. Three kids, four grandkids, all in California. Nobody’s checking in on him daily, nobody’s driving him to the gym, nobody’s making him show up. He shows up every damn day. Putting in the work at 81. Walking 3/4 of a mile, rides the exercise bike, sits in the sauna and walks home. Reminds me of what we do online. I see many ( and I have been guilty of this 70-11 times myself) fail because we jump from idea to idea or platform to platform or offer to offer or business model to business model before the daily reps have time to compound. A new system/offer/biz model/content strategy/platform/FILL-IN-THE-BLANK. Never in one place long enough for anything to gain traction and build momentum/confidence. Ali, the 81 year old man, isn’t doing anything complicated. He does one simple thing every single day, and he looks like he’s in his early 60s. It might be painfully boring from the outside, but damn is that the recipe for success in anything in life. Doing the damn work day in and day out that leads to massive success, happiness and fulfillment. YOU GOT THIS 🙌 In your corner, |
