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Our default is to do some work and instantly look for the fruits of our labor. It is our brain wanting proof our extra effort was worth it. The problem is to make a real change in your life it takes time and great deal of little changes built on top of one another. The problem we run into is we work hard to make a change, then check the metaphorical, or actual, mirror for results. When we do not see any we get discouraged.Our brain starts to swirl with all the doubts, inhibitory thoughts, and desire to quit. It is extremely challenging to consistently overcome these thoughts. One way to help minimize them is to simply not give your brain the ammunition. Avoid the mirror, don't go searching for results. Instead, measure your success by your inputs. Meaning change your definition of winning to whether or not you went and worked out, put in extra effort at work, spent time on your side hustle, studied a little extra, wrote a few pages of your book, etc.When you do that enough, the results you were looking for will come and use can use the motivation and pride to continue to propel you forward. However, if you keep looking for these results from the beginning, you exponentially decrease your chances of ever making it. -Ryan

Stop Waiting For Results

Our problem when chasing a big goal is not the size of the feat or whether or not we are capable.The problem is what we think of our chances. Talent and difficulty are obstacles of course, but they are not the biggest obstacle. The biggest obstacle is our belief in our chances.When we believe we can, we take action. We try, fall, learn, and adjust, the basis of all learning and accomplishment. However, as the road gets more challenging and the voices of doubt (both internal and external) get louder, we start to believe we can't do it. That it was foolish for thinking we could. We give up.We stop the only process there is to success, the one used to achieve all things both in our adult lives and as youngsters learning everything we now know, The Not-So-Secret Recipe to Success.A recipe you know well: Try, fall, learn, adjust, repeat, succeed. The key is to get your brain to believe and keep going. The best way to do that is to use the most motivating thing in the world: Progress. Progress is proof to our brain that we can. It encourages us to keep going and keep falling forward. The best way to make progress is to break your big goals into small checkpoints, building up win after win. When you do that anything becomes possible for your life. What are your thoughts about this?-Ryan

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Stop Waiting For Results

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