Most change happens day by day, inch by inch.
You wake up, follow your habits and slowly transform. For the better or worse? That depends a lot on what those habits are.
But not all change is like this.
Sometimes, you transform in the blink of an eye.
Think of a near-death experience that motivates someone to live life to the full.
Or a chance encounter with a stranger that leads to a new way of seeing the world.
Sometimes it’s like building a castle. You find the right site, design it, then lay each stone down at a time.
And sometimes it’s like pulling a sword from a stone and suddenly you’re the king.
The cliche is that going slow is better because it creates firmer foundations. That’s often the case, yeah, but not always. Becoming a king is a more drastic change than building a castle.
Sometimes, the fast road is more transformative.
The sword in your hand is instant and intense. So you have two ways of changing, both of which can rewrite your destiny for the better: slow like a castle, fast like a sword.
“I’ll take the sword please!”
Of course.
Just go find it, then pull the sword from the stone. Fair warning: there’s a town’s worth of folks who have tried and failed.
“I’ll give it my best! Uh… where is the sword and how do I get there?”
If you have to ask, maybe you’re not ready.
Pulling the sword from the stone is the toughest challenge there is, but no one so much as owes you a map on how to get there.
It’s worse than you might try and fail. The truth is, you might not even get to try.
All I know is this:
If you ever come across a sword in a stone, I hope you’re at your best.
I hope your body is strong, your mind is sharp and your spirit is unyielding.
Whether all that’s True or not is up to you.
This, though, will help: