Starting is easy

I’ve always been big on ideas. My mind is always racing until the second I fall asleep, and it’s back to redline as soon as I’m up. And being an idea person is fine; the world definitely needs them. But to be perfectly frank, my ideations aren’t a fraction as productive as feeding the things that have consistently worked for years.

But that’s the dichotomy, isn’t it?

The shiny thing of the minute is what we think the next big winner is. But it seldom ever is.

The big winner is consistently turning in good work that your boss/client asked for when he asked for it. It’s showing up six days a week when you’d really rather take a “mental health day.” It’s writing that email to your list when you’d rather read a book.

The worst part is that it doesn’t ever seem to get any easier. There’s always a shiny new object around the corner, begging for our attention when we already know what works (and truth be told, most of us do know what works).

I’ve been doing a strength training program for several years now called Starting Strength. I absolutely love it. What I love most is the basic barbell equipment I bought at the beginning will last the rest of my life. I’ll never need to add anything new. And man have I gotten stronger.

The thing about Starting Strength is that the workouts themselves never really change. Six core exercises. The only thing that ever changes is the programming itself.

Of course, this isn’t about strength, although there’s a definite correlation between strength training/fitness and entrepreneurship. Mentally, it’s the same thing. Getting stronger isn’t about doing a bunch of ancillary exercises; it’s just doing the core tasks over and over for years, all while adding a little more weight every single time.

If you can do this, you will succeed 99 1/2 percent guaranteed.

Want to get strong? Buy the Starting Strength blue book.

Want to get on the right foot as a freelancer/solopreneur/independent contractor? Get on a call with me. Simple as.

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