Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn’t Work Hard
Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude
I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I try to eat healthy. I run. One of my friends who drinks, doesn’t smoke, and doesn’t eat healthy, is a good runner. He’s also heavier than me. Yet, his marathon personal best is nothing short of 15 minutes faster than me. That’s a big time difference, especially for a marathon. For a long time I wondered how this guy could run faster than me. Then I realised there were a bunch of guys that were in less good physical condition than I was and were running better times. What was this all about? Then I realised one thing: I just had to work harder.
This applies to everything in life
Over 50% of people who run a marathon only do it one time, meaning they never try again. My friend is one of those people. He did his personal best at this one marathon he ran years ago, and is not planing on running another one. So by just running one more marathon, I am already doing a better job at trying.
I don’t plan on becoming an elite runner, but I do plan on improving my personal record. Using that approach to whatever you’re doing in your life can make you achieve great things. Mark my words. You have no idea how far hard work and consistency can take you, how much better it can make you, and how much of an edge it will give you.
Most people won’t even start
I takes on average 2 months to create a habit. That is, something you will do automatically, consistently, everyday, without even thinking about the outcome. How many people do you know who would keep at something everyday for 2 months, without skipping a day, and without dropping it before 60 days? Probably not a lot.
Most people won’t even start the work. By simply starting, you’re already placing yourself ahead of a ton of people who will NEVER start.
Then, everyday you keep going, you’re becoming better than tons of people who quit on that very same day.
Those who start will quit
People quit because things get hard. Some will quit after a few days, some after a few weeks…
