One Man’s Hard Work Is Another Man’s Laziness: The Truth About Productivity
Before we take this any further, let’s first establish a very important point. Everyone has a different idea or concept of what hard work actually is. What one may consider hard work could be considered a walk in the park to another. Given varying degrees of intolerance, let’s consider hard work to be what brings one to exhaustion.
When you are working in crypto and are not fortunate enough to have a healthy trust fund or inheritance, you are left with only one approach: hard work! Having a tight schedule and accomplishing daily goals and measurable achievements is imperative for meaningful success. It’s kind of like the blogger who thinks he’s been diligent and persistent because he’s published a daily post for an entire month.
This, in essence, actually needs to go on for at least a year, and even then success is not guaranteed. What is often needed to relate to success, especially within the content arena, is at the top end of the scale. This is a mode of operation very few can consistently visit. As a result, many believe they have worked hard or given it their best, only to fall short.
Hard Work Is Seasonal & Not Momentary
Just because someone worked hard on an idea for a week is irrelevant. Hard work often requires years of consistency before it begins to yield fruit. Hard work without consistency is, in most cases, an almost futile endeavor. Whether you are building a foundation in crypto or a passive income mechanism, there will always be an initial period of hard work.
This is often avoided by the majority, and is exactly why so few experience meaningful success that goes on to become even more powerful. Success is guarded by challenges, difficulties, and even hard work! It does not simply surrender its fruit because you want it. Success is at war with you! It wants to defeat you and prove you insignificant. One must overcome the battle and subsequently make success subservient.
People tend to have a very romantic idea of success and how it is attained. Success is attained by force. A constant chipping away that refuses to cease will eventually prevail. Once a measurable level of success is attained, the shift to diligence can now begin. Unfortunately, many make this move prematurely. Essentially, they misinterpret hard work for diligence.
Building Upon The Foundation Of Hard Work
Once you have achieved some success and are experiencing significant reward for your efforts, you can shift to a more diligent approach. I personally still view diligence as a significant effort, just not all-consuming and exhausting. In many respects, diligence is simply a toned-down version of hard work, but what is most important now is consistency rather than quantity.
This is the equivalent of building upon a foundation: your success will continue to grow and mature, but in a more tempered environment. No matter what you apply yourself to in the crypto space, this is often the approach that proves successful in hindsight. Diligence without a foundation of hard work will, however, be a lot less effective.
Success Rewards Endurance, Not Excitement
This is perhaps the biggest misconception, especially in the crypto space, where hype and euphoria are often mistaken for early signs of success. However, they are not. They are purely emotional and are often triggered by talented charlatans. Because you believe something doesn’t simply make it so. Many crypto communities are built on this dynamic.
The constant delivery of a handful of narratives, uniquely packaged in a plethora of expressions, ultimately leads unskilled and immature investors down the garden path. This is where one has to take a look under the hood and see what is behind the polished exterior. Success is tightly tethered to results. If a project has no measurable results, it’s time to reconsider.
Why Most People Never Reach The Diligence Stage
As mentioned, many misinterpret their activity for hard work and progress. However, one can be busy and achieve very little. Furthermore, they underestimate the effort required to lay a solid foundation. As a result, what they produce is either inferior or incomplete. They believe they have worked hard and therefore expect results. However, there is no foundation.
The diligence stage is one of conscientiously building and adding to an existing foundation. Those who abandon the concept of hard work, and are deterred by the cost, are unable to enter the phase of diligence. They can enter it prematurely. However, it is likely to produce very little fruit, if at all. In some ways, diligence can be viewed as a form of maintenance.
Those who enter this phase prematurely are, in fact, wasting their time, as there is nothing to build or maintain. Hard work is the prerequisite to diligence. Once established, the transition can occur. Entrepreneurs and business owners are more likely to grasp this concept. However, anyone who understands the process can begin chipping away.
The Hard Work Behind Every Passive Income Stream
Failure to understand and effectively execute this concept is why many are unable to build passive income streams that become meaningful and eventually life-changing. They fail to understand that even passive income systems need to be built and then maintained. Passive income is like building a dam on a farm. You don’t have to travel anymore to get water.
However, a lot of hard work goes into the building of the dam. Once complete, it simplifies life and produces effortless extraction. An important part of the building is the infrastructure, through which the water is delivered “effortlessly” to the homestead. Building passive income mechanisms is very similar in principle and appropriation.
Final Thoughts
In many ways, hard work opens the door to success, and diligence keeps it open. Thanks for joining me in unpacking this nugget of truth. Applying it can be challenging, but if you make it exciting and goal-oriented, it can be quite rewarding even before the fruits of your labor arrive!
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