you are going to get depressed if you expect results in tandem with action.
it is only months or years later that the previous work we have done shows results.
you are going to get depressed if you expect results in tandem with action. it is only months or years later that the previous work we have done shows results.
If we have a good quarter, it is because of the work we did three, four, five years ago, not the work we did this quarter.
Scott Belsky • The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture
Small changes often appear to make no difference until you cross a critical threshold. The most powerful outcomes of any compounding process are delayed. You need to be patient.
James Clear • Atomic Habits: the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller
"You can't make time go faster or success come sooner. The only thing you can control is the next action."
3-2-1: On how to handle idiots, pushing toward growth, and two types of choices in life
good things don’t automatically flow to you. Life can happen in streaks and slumps, and it can be incredibly discouraging if you put in the work to change an important habit and it does not immediately produce the benefits you expect.
Jason Selk • Organize Tomorrow Today: 8 Ways to Retrain Your Mind to Optimize Performance at Work and in Life
This can result in a “valley of disappointment” where people feel discouraged after putting in weeks or months of hard work without experiencing any results. However, this work was not wasted. It was simply being stored. It is not until much later that the full value of previous efforts is revealed.