<aside> ❓ Are you interested in taking your work to the next level, or are you obsessed with it?
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If you want to accomplish truly remarkable things, you need to do truly remarkable work.
How does is occur to me just now? I’ve been so focused on the outcome, on the results, the penthouses and the lifestyle, that I neglected the most important part:
I want to do great work. Deliver a great product. Create real value for others.
I don’t want the indulgence. I want the process.
He who is interested in the goal will focus on its fruits. He who is obsessed with the goal will cut them out, and find the way to do it. And that’s what brings you joy today - So why is it missing in your projections? (not to start on the vanity of projections)
And whatever might result from that - cool. But if I look into my thirties, the thing I want to do is great fucking work. Be good at what I do, and make other’s lives better with it.
And what does that take? Talent? No. It’s skill. Daily practice, diligent & disciplined.
In my mind, I skipped this step. For some reason, I don’t focus work I’ll put in every day. But know yourself - that’s what you’ll do & it’s what will be important to you.
Just think back. What has brought the most fulfilment over the last few weeks? It’s the days that were full of flow. Where your skills were challenged, but you delivered. Where the difficulty of your task was just outside of your comfort zone. Because you designed it that way.
And you will continue to design your life to be outside of your comfort zone, and your tasks to be a tad too hard. This is a simple result of your humanity.
When we flow, we are at one with the path. With the Heihō, with the Tao, with the Process - whatever you wanna call it. But you know it.
You have experienced the immense fulfilment that comes from being one with your nature. From spending your day applying yourself fully. From giving your all, both for the people you spend it with and the work you do.
These are the things that make your life worth living:
<aside> 🎯 Great Work on something you care about & getting better at it
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<aside> 🤝 Great Connection with people that lift you up & vice versa
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So, ask yourself: Do you really want it? Are your down for the ride? Or are you merely interested.
let this be clear:
Kobe wasn’t interested in playing great basketball. He was obsessed with it**.**
Musashi wasn’t interested in Swordsmanship. He dedicated his life to becoming the best swordsman**.**
Their excellence was the direct result of the Heihō. Of the Process. You need to recognise the way before you, and its importance.
You don’t wanna be there. You wanna get there. This is a crucial distinction.
<aside> ❗ When you think of moving to a place, think of the work you can do there. Think of the people you’ll meet, and the things you’ll accomplish together. Doing this, every day, is what will bring you joy.
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