Slow success builds character. Fast success builds ego
Just saw this somewhere and it really resonated. Definitely true for people I admireā¦
āThe day you become humble is the day you truly become successful.ā
ā¦until then you are playing the āfake it till you make itā game, and hoping you make it some day before the game ends.
Bilal Zuberix.comPlaying the long gameāeschewing short-term gratification in order to work toward an uncertain but worthy future goalāisnāt easy. But itās the surest path to meaningful and lasting success in a world that so often prioritizes whatās easy, quick, and ultimately shallow.
Dorie Clark ā¢ The Long Game
The intention and effort was what built character. Not success.
From the book āTo shake the sleeping selfā