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One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe you’ll become. It’s not entirely because of what they think or will say about you, but because you’ll start to question yourself. Am I really this guy? Can I actually pull this off? Am I really destined for greatness? The answer is yes but you have to believe in yourself despite having minimal successes to back it up as you work towards the big breakthrough that will inevitably come.
‘The first step before anybody else in the world believes it is you have to believe it - there is no reason to have a Plan B,
Steven Bartlett • The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life
Most overnight successes —in fact, any significant successes— take at least 5 years. Budget your life accordingly.
Kevin Kelly • Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
Nat Eliason • It's Still a Long Game
On trusting your own process
The first couple of years in the business world you sweat bullets. You have to believe in your vision for a long time.