Keep it simple and repeat.
It is hard to keep things simple and make a habit of repeating them.”
Please read the above sentence carefully; this is the conclusion of what I’ll be sharing with you all today.
Are you someone who has a big list of things that you want to do? Things like writing blogs, making youtube videos, recording podcasts. Do you dream about doing any of the above items one day and becoming a super successful person overnight? But every day when you wake up, you are the same person. When you look into the mirror, you feel frustrated and anxious. You quickly jump to the laptop and google “how to do …”, watch youtube videos, listen to motivational speakers, and sleep.
I have been repeating that process most of my life. One day, during an accountability meeting with my peers, my friend said, you want to become better at writing, so start writing and write every day.
What’s the big deal? You will not become famous by publishing one blog; you have to keep on writing every single day over the years until one day you post that one fine piece of work, he said. The discussion went on, and we reflected that this principle of consistency and routine works everywhere. Not every successful start-up was born in a day. Successful people kept on going and pursued their dream.
Humans have a gift of the analytical brain and the talent to make simple things complex, such as writing sentences. When I was researching writing better, popular advice from experts was to write short and simple sentences. Even during the Innovation and Entrepreneurship lecture at Carnegie Mellon University, every guest CEO from silicon valley said, “keep your start-up idea simple, which can be understood by anyone.”
Yet whenever we had discussions or brainstorming sessions, only 1% of the class could bring that simple yet impactful idea. Observing and working closely with that 1%, I found that they had the same starting point, only they kept on progressing until they reached the finish line.
Therefore, the trick of overcoming most of your inhibition that keeps you away from getting better at a skill you want to adopt is to first start simple and second keep on doing it without the fear of others’ judgment.
