Question: “How can someone stay motivated when things seem difficult, but there is no visible progress?”
Operating my amazon for the previous five years has been a great educational experience that has given me the necessary credibility to write this article.
I am also applying these mythologies to other aspects of my life, including content creation. I've implemented the following strategies, even for small things, such as keeping my car tidy.
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No visible progress
The most obvious example is someone going to the gym, depending on their implemented routine. Beginners must wait 4–8 weeks to see the smallest changes. This is delayed gratification.
Delayed gratification is the most powerful tool in your belt for long-term success. Generally, when your task rewards you immediately, it has a negative long-term effect. Examples are junk food, smoking, and unrestricted phone usage. Instant dopamine hits fill your current desire but have negative long-term effects if not controlled.
The opposite tends to be true as well. Tasks such as working out, saving money and going to bed early “suck” at the moment but have positive long-term effects.
Tipping Point
The “tipping point” refers to the idea that progress is often not visible until a certain point, at which it suddenly becomes apparent and accelerates rapidly.
Keep working hard, even when there is no immediate visible progress because things can change suddenly once you reach a certain threshold. This means staying motivated and pushing forward, even when you’re not progressing.
You’re much closer than you believe.
Mindset Shift
Here is a thought exercise that keeps me motivated.
Ask yourself this simple question.
“If I continue this behaviour over two years, what are the chances something good happens?”
It often makes the tasks you’re doing seem fairly obvious.
If you ask that question about eating fast food daily, most people will understand that the result isn’t good. Ask yourself that same question regarding working out five days a week, despite not seeing any results yet, and again it's pretty obvious that working out five days a week for two years is a good idea.
In terms of content creation, this question has kept me consistent. What are the chances of something positive happening if you post consistent, authentic content for two years straight?
The odds seem high.
This frees you from the pressure of being too caught up in vanity metrics. It’s about falling in love with the process of creating and showing up every day. The goal becomes being disciplined and consistent for the next two years.
Track it
I’ve started using a calendar to track my content creation. Every day I write an article and create video content. I draw an X on the calendar. Try this for whatever your goal is too!
Having a visual representation is very rewarding. Looking back at the consistency will help keep you motivated. You don’t want to be the kind of person who breaks a streak. And if you do, get back to it immediately and build a new streak.
You got this
It’s tough building new habits, especially when you aren’t seeing any visible progress. But, by changing how we think, we can alter our reality. Ask yourself, “is this a positive habit likely to yield results If consistent?”
If the answer is yes, then you can begin to track it and fall in love with the streak you’re on. This is the visual that matters.
Book Club
The Psychology of Money
Thoughts:
Despite not fully reading it yet, I recommend this book; I just started it the other day but have been really impressed so far; it gives a realistic and different approach to finances.
About:
“Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.
Money―investing, personal finance, and business decisions―is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.
In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics.”
Proof Of Bricks
Here is what I’ve been up to
Launched TwinCity Digital website (https://www.twincitydigital.ca/)
Put together a new studio setup for content
Scheduled a client
Enrolled in Digital Marketing program
Scheduled Content on IG, YT & drafts on Tiktok
Created all socials for TwinCity
NFT News
Amazon Entering NFTs
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/amazon-selling-nfts-impact-marketplace-190841860.html
Starbucks sold 2,000 NFTs in 20 minutes — coffee not included
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/9/23633169/starbucks-nfts-odyssey-siren-collection-rewards-program
Stablecoins No More Stable: After USDC Depeg, Is Tether’s USDT in Trouble? https://coinpedia.org/news/stablecoins-no-more-stable-after-usdc-depeg-is-tethers-usdt-in-trouble/
Gotta Catch NFTs? The Pokémon Company Is Hiring a Web3 Expert
https://decrypt.co/123174/pokemon-company-hiring-web3-expert-nfts
Content & Marketing
Digital Marketing Strategies for 2023
https://nyscinfo.com/8-proven-digital-marketing-trends-for-digital-marketers-2023/
TikTok is the future of sales: a digital marketing experience
https://nationworldnews.com/tiktok-is-the-future-of-sales-a-digital-marketing-experience/
Meta exploring a new social network that could compete with Twitter
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/10/meta-exploring-a-new-social-network-that-could-compete-with-twitter.html
This was a great Newsletter Chris, just what I needed to read right now. 💯💯