26 July 2010 ~ View Comments

Hard work.

In the middle of the chaos of finishing the third Alex the Fey book, I received this fortune. Wow, talk about the right words at the right time.

Darren Hardy says we have a Microwave mentality. We all expect everything to happen overnight. We’ve forgotten the real key to making things happen – hard work.

Honestly, I needed to see this. I needed the reminder that it will take more time and more hard work to get where I want to go. There’s no express ride to success.

At the same time, Michael Bungay Stanier suggested I take a look at Chris Brogan’s video series on Overnight Success. If you can, follow the link. It’s helpful to see other people bust their asses to get their dream. At least it’s helpful for me.

There’s only one way to get where we’re going – time, hard work, and a belief that we will get there. Let’s get going!

Happy Monday!

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