All great things take time

We all want immediate results. 

We all want to be successful. We all want to to create something that the masses adore.

The thing is, it doesn’t happen quickly. It takes hours of work. It takes time away from other areas of your life. It takes a lot of sacrifices.

Some things aren’t worth the amount of effort it takes to succeed. Sometimes you’re not passionate enough about your project or your product is not needed in the market at that time. Figure out if what you’re doing is needed.

If it’s something you truly believe in and you’re willing to think about the long term impact, stick with it.

It’s easy to get caught up in the news. You see a billion dollar IPO that the media says happened overnight. The overnight success has become romanticized. 

It’s not the reality of these individuals and companies. It took years of work and preparation before hand.

Think about the long term impact of your project. Not the next 6 months or 2 years but much longer.

If you’re going to spend that amount of time on a project you have to be prepared for the uphill journey.

“We all have goals: We want to matter. We want to be important. We want to have freedom and power to pursue our creative work. We want respect from our peers and recognition for our accomplishments. Not out of vanity or selfishness, but of an earnest desire to fulfill our personal potential.” -Ryan Holiday