Achieving success is going to take you longer than you think it is.
Despite what you’ve heard from experts that want you to believe that if you follow a series of proven steps success is an easy outcome — nothing could be further from the truth. And that’s absolutely not because you’re not dedicated or driven. It’s not because you’re lacking something or don’t care about achieving success.
EVEN IF YOU ARE DOING YOUR BEST, THE TIME IT TAKES TO DO BIG THINGS HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH YOU. IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH LIFE. AND REALITY.
And the hard truth about achieving legendary success is that it takes time. More time than you can ever imagine or want to know right now.
It takes time to learn.
It takes time to improve.
It takes time for you to figure out exactly what you want.
It takes time to do what it takes to get there.
Which is why you need to be prepared for that time.
YOU HAVE TO BE READY TO GO TO THE EXTRA DISTANCE.
I first realized that I wanted to try ultra-running in 2012. I had done some moderate distances like half marathons, and I wanted to see if I could push of that. Soon, I signed up for my first 50k, and then a 55K right behind it; I was surprised at my ability to get across the finish line at the front of the pack. Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t running against elite athletes. I was testing myself against people who were running because they loved it.
I thought I special because I wasn’t at the back of the pack. For most everyone else there, being outside was enough. That was the real contest — enjoying the experience.
So, I pushed a bit further.
My 100-miler was in Arkansas. It took me more than 19 hours of running to finish that race. I didn’t know how to “run”. I just knew that I probably shouldn’t stop moving. And so, I did that — all the way to a 4th place finish.
But then, just when I was thought I was getting good at this “ultra-running thing”, I noticed something pretty alarming. In the more competitive races, I wasn’t coming out on top. I was finishing 4th or 3rd, sometimes 2nd place, and a bunch of top 10s. But winning — that wasn’t happening.
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