If you’re brilliant, then congratulations. Well done on putting in the work to cultivate your antural talents.
If not?
I have Good news.
There’s something that beats brilliancy and it’s something you can control:
Showing up.
Consistency is king. That’s why I have such a long streak of writing these emails – well over 400 days and counting.
Consistent writing, consistent conversations, consistent prayer – they all beat bursts of activity.
As I said, that’s Good news.
Unless it’s not.
After all, it’s only a positive thing if you can cultivate discipline.
If you have a calling great enough that it feels like it’s consuming you.
I don’t know. Not everyone has that.
Not everyone even wants to find that. Some folks are happy to just run out the clock, enjoying each moment while impacting nothing at all.
That’s fine.
A planet where everyone is ambitious is a chaotic planet where nothing gets done.
If that’s not you?
If the thought of you getting to your death bed with a life that like that makes your skin squirm?
Well, whatever you do to stave that off, this skill is essential: