The Difference Between Professionals and Amateurs

"Professionals stick to the schedule, amateurs let life get in the way. Professionals know what is important to them and work towards it with purpose, amateurs get pulled off course by the urgencies of life." - James Clear

James has developed a 3 step process on becoming a pro: 1. Decide what you want to be good at. Purpose is everything. If you know what you want, then getting it is much easier. This sounds simple, but in my experience even people who are smart, creative, and talented rarely know exactly what they are working for and why. 2. Set a schedule for your ... See more

A conversation between James Clear and Todd Henry on motivation:

“Todd, what do you think about writing only when you feel motivated? I feel like I always do my best work when I get a spark of creativity or inspiration, but that only happens every now and then. I'm pretty much only writing when I feel like it, which means I'm inconsistent. But if I write all the time, then I'm not creating my best work.”“That's ... See more

- It doesn't matter what you are trying to become better at, if you only do the work when you’re motivated, then you’ll never be consistent enough to become a professional.

- Being a pro is about having the discipline to commit to what is important to you instead of merely saying something is important to you.

" Becoming a pro doesn't mean you're a workaholic. It means that you’re good at making time for what matters to you "