…Success is a lagging indicator…

Success is a lagging indicator of the work you have put in…

I’ve had a number of friends and colleagues approach me with some interesting questions around goals and transformation over the last few months.  Given we are 1/3 through 2018, this is the right time to share this more broadly.  Too many times these questions center on shortcuts, hacks, and some sort of secret to it all.  There are definitely proven systems, more effective and efficient approaches, however all of this still ends up requiring the hard work when nobody is watching.

Too simple to believe?  Want more energy – get in better shape or in my case – sleep more soundly.  Want to lose some weight – don’t eat so many calories and maybe move a little more.  Then again, some nights I find myself destroying a bag of chocolate…anyway a little forgiveness is required too.  🙂   Simple choices, on the daily.

Those that have tasted success know that the work must be put in, and that the daily love you show your future self – will eventually culminate months, years, and likely decades to come.  Nothing worth your legacy is overnight, and you can be damn sure it is not a hack.  Or a pill.  It is years of reps with lots of weight…

Those that have not tasted meaningful success – there is no hack.  Daily action.  Daily energy.  For many days and years.

…Success is a lagging indicator of the work you have put in.