Be The Tortoise
Slowly build. I am learning to be the tortoise. I want to be the tortoise in this world because only hares are making the front page. We see a lot of people getting popular from YouTube videos. We know a lot of hares are promoted by the media, popular from these 6-second videos and they are only 18 or 24 years old. Our population splits between young and old. People my age are trying to figure things out and feel as though we should have our stuff together. We think, "I should be doing things like that." Then you have people that are older, and they feel like they are past their prime. They ask, "What hope is there for me?"
It is crazy that my generation and the following generation, have the thought process that "overnight success" is the norm, primarily because the media publicizes it so much. Even for those who work 10-15 years, it is still spun to be an “overnight success.” It can have an emotional pull on you.
My next step is to focus.
I am starting to focus on my journey to success. I will stop thinking about how I will get there or who is behind or ahead of me.
A lot of us are so worried about our success for ourselves, the way we think about ourselves, and what other people expect out of us. We want to project this image on how we want to be and project this image of success, so we are very selective of the messages we put out. We are trying so hard to appear legitimate when we could be thriving IN THE JOURNEY right now.
Now I am starting to realize that it is much better to embrace the authenticity of the fact that I am still going after it and I am finding out that people are interested in that. They are impressed at the stage of the journey that I am at right now. It doesn't have to look like a success right now. People are interested in following that journey. Share the struggles. Share the ups and downs. Share the challenges. Share the wins but share where you are right now and don't feel compelled to mold that into something like a picture of success. We aren't there yet. It is better to be authentic and be real about where you are at right now.
