Why are you still sitting there?

Sitting down is nice. It’s easy. It’s comfortable.

Sitting down to do something meaningful is hard. Sitting down to write is hard. Sitting down to design is hard.

Many times I have to force myself to do the things I love because the nice, easy and comfortable has an appeal that draws me in.

I think one of the reasons I struggle with this is for the first few years that I was in a 100% commission sales job, I would work long hours, trying to execute creative new ideas day after day, week after week. But this process was frustrating because there did not seem to be an apparent connection between input and output.

Here’s another lesson I’ve learned: there will not always be a short term connection between input and output. The work you put in now may not mean brilliant success now. But long term success is connected to the work you put in now. The key to success then is to recognize that you’re in it for the long haul. Then, get up, do the work and do it again tomorrow. Don’t just sit there. You have to keep going.

Kyle Reed says:

February 22, 2010 at 10:58 am

I read this from Eugene Peterson this morning: “Seeing Growth as a process of letting God complete what was begun by God.”

I love that because often times I want growth to happen now and be complete. But I have come to understand the process and have realized that if I stop growing now I will have nothing to look forward to in the next 50 years. Its like in Jr high and high school when you keep growing and getting taller, it is kind of a bummer when you stop.

The long haul is what it is about