Drip…

“Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.” — Musonius Rufus

The Obstacle

The bucket will not fill itself.

We excuse ourselves for not doing the work.

We fall into the stubborn old man syndrome. SOMS
I am who I am.
Don’t try and change me.
Stuck and Stubborn.

Gains and improvements of the mind and body are never given, only earned.
They are not something that was done in the past, like reading a book or studying a major in college.

We are the Practice.

Consistent work, ordinary work — day after day.

This is what most people resist.

It is easy to be distracted, avoid, to do something else, anything else.
It is hard to be a professional and show up every day.
Cold or hot.
Feeling good or not.
Motivated or beat up — do the work regardless.

The stone will not cut itself.

The Gift and Opportunity

“How good do you want to be?” - Nick Saban 

No one is going to force you to get better.
No one is going to make you improve.

Either you are, or you are not… Are you?

The drip of water cutting through stone is slow work.
It happens over millennia. Slow — Steady — Consistent
Drip after drip after drip.

A single drop itself does not look extraordinary.
The extraordinary is nothing more than the ordinary, done consistently over time.
Drop to Drip.

Drop is the thought - Drip is the doing.

Who will fill your bucket?

We are the Practice — We are the Drip.

The Practice of Self-Mastery

• Stop waiting to be forced. No one is coming to do it for you.

• Be the Drop and the Drip.

• Be the Professional in your Practice of Self-Mastery.

• START: Act today. Not after planning. Not after perfecting.

CHEAT CODE: SHOW UP → DO THE SMALL WORK → DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW → LET TIME DO THE HEAVY LIFTING