This was a great message I received from my nephew today as he was working on a project recently where he was getting good traction and was frequently asking me for advice. While everything seemed great, it seemed like he got a little lazy thinking he could always get back to it later. When I found out I of course brought up points such as he should just do something consistently even if it is once a month. A lot of the points I tried to make him understand was how putting in the investment today can result in great rewards forever. But that can disappear if he just leaves everything sitting.
That seemed to do the trick as he started to get things going. Just today he messaged me on how excited he was in reaching a milestone and he thanked me for helping him to stay on track. It’s a great example on how many times people have the skill to succeed but they just require the right people to surround themselves with that will help to keep them motivated and accountable.
In this case, that was almost as important as taking the time to learn the skills in general to do the work. Don’t underestimate the important of surrounding yourself with people that are hungry for success too.