A speaker breaks down what happens each year when you commit to a four-year goal. Most rewards come in years three and four, after you've pushed through the early stages where progress feels invisible and motivation wavers.
You have to commit for four years. Any goal you set, you have to commit for four years. The first year, you don't even know what you're doing. You're just trying to figure out all the things you don't know. You don't know. Right. And you don't even really start seeing progress in the first year. The second year is where things usually start to ramp up, and the second year is where you start going, oh, my gosh, I'm so smart. I see this all the time. When people make their first 10 grand a month, 15 grand a month, they think they're a genius, and they're like, I'm going to start angel investing. Right. That always happens in year two. Year three is when the rewards really start hitting. But year three is also when you start getting bored. And so this is the challenge of year three. Three is that life is good. You're comfortable, but you're starting to get bored because now you're not a beginner anymore. Now you're proficient. And then year four is where you realize, wow, four years later, I'm actually in the top 10% of this industry or this niche. And then you're really comfortable, and you go, well, now where do I want to go from here? But all the rewards happen in year three and four. And the more rewards that you capture, the more bored you get, which is what changes the game. You have to decide what's going to motivate you now. So everyone who starts something and they give up in the first year. Yeah, no wonder. First year is the worst year. Second year, you start gaining some momentum, and then you go, I'm going to give up now. No, all the rewards happen in years three and four.
What Every Writer Gets Wrong About Their Audience #writing #creator #writingtips
