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Between accomplishment and disappointment

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There’s the excitement.

We often get excited. About a project, about a job, about a person. It’s the power of novelty.

There’s the action.

Some excitement is followed by action. We do the work, we show up, we are present.

There’s the habit.

Some actions and behaviours become a habit. We do them consistently, over a period of time, almost unconsciously.

The gap between excitement and habit is broad. And at the same time, what becomes a habit is way past exciting.

But it’s in this gap that you can find the difference between accomplishment and disappointment.

You got to be able to manage it.

Not a zero-sum game

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Is there not enough greatness in the world that we need to waste time establishing who is the greatest?

Is there not enough talent in one field that we need to waste time establishing who is the most talented?

Is there not enough skilfulness in the team that we need to waste time establishing who is the best?

Pointless discussions lead to meagre results.

And in the meantime, the world goes on thanks to those who understand that greatness, talent, and skilfulness are work and commitment at scale, not a zero-sum game.

The muscle

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In the end, there are probably more things in life you are uncomfortable with than things you can easily accept and embrace.

This should be a reason to train your acceptance muscle, not the excuse to give in to control.

It’s a counterintuitive reaction and a pointless use of resources.

Units

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The problem with looking at a small unit to discuss the larger one is that the tone of the discussion is going to be very different depending on the small unit you look at.

Can a great day make the entire month invariably great? And can a poor one make it invariably poor?

Can a bad week make the entire quarter invariably bad? And can a good one make it invariably good?

Can a disappointing month make the entire year invariably disappointing? And can an exciting one make it invariably exciting?

You should your effort into controlling the broader unit instead – that’s made of narrative, of strategy, of purpose. And use that to try and explain the smaller units.

This is what will give you course and momentum.

You are not

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You are not what you do when you have the money. When you are relaxed, you have bandwidth, you hear people cheering for you. You are not what you do when you are on top, at your best, well-dressed. You are not what you do when you have all the options and no stake in the outcome.

You are you especially when there’s no choice. That’s where your true you is.

Those moments are precious.