"Overnight succes;" "so lucky;"and "instant fortune" are the excuses the lazy and uninspired slap on those that are successful, oblivious to the hours, the sacrifices, and the growth it took to reach the top.
"Let's imitate them," is a great strategy to duplicate success, but you can't start imitating where they are now in hopes of an equal results. You have to start at the same point they did and follow their original path.
All of a sudden success, fame, and fortune, with all the trimmings doesn't sound as attractive! "Oh, it's still attractive, it's just the 'effort' thing that's not going to happen."
The general population would rather slog it out for a boss, in poverty, before they invest time, effort, and education in their own success. "I'm tired" is the greatest motivator of the unmotivated to do nothing in life.
The perception is that life and success needs work, creates stress, and is just "difficult!" Even though a life mission requires effort initially, it contains a magic that fuels focus, makes momentum, and moulds mastery. This magic is called "inspiration."
When you care enough to act, inspiration paints "effort" with different colours, turning it into "fun," and "pleasure." Ask anyone at the top of their field and they will tell you what they do isn't effort, it's a breeze. It may be "less breezy, more sleezy" at the start of your success journey, but it will only remain so until you take your first step.
Deliberate growth is a reward in itself, but it also brings with it the chance for others to comment "how blessed, how fortunate you are for your overnight success."
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