In the real world of work, friends, we don’t level up like we do when playing video games. In reality, we don’t level up quickly or in a linear, up and to the right kinda way. However, many of us have grown impatient and adopted a video game mentality to our professional lives. We expect to level up quickly and frequently. We want the dopamine drip and don’t want to deal with the mundane reality of long stints on the plateau.
Masters marry the mundane. Masters understand the real world doesn’t work like a video game. Masters understand the road to mastery is filled with lots of basic stuff.
Basic stuff done exceptionally well.
The SEAL who created the TRX knew they needed to keep training when away from their gymnasiums. So, he created a suspension trainer they could take on the road. SEAL’s do basic stuff over and over and over again. Basic training doesn’t end when the SEAL’s graduate from BUD’s. They keep training and keep focusing on small, incremental gains. They keep learning basic stuff to the point of uncommon mastery. Good.
The same is true in whatever is your chosen profession, friend. What bores your coworkers is what could make you great. Marry the mundane. Find meaning in what others find boring. In the real world it takes time to level up in regards to position and title. Sometimes, a long time. However, if you keep training, keep getting stronger, and keep improving your performance, nature will eventually reward you. Patience. Reality isn’t broken. Your expectations, however, may be.
Keep working. Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…
There is no try…