Quick success

At first glance the phrase almost seems oxymoronic, success and quick are almost the antithesis of each other. Success is neither easy nor quick, they don't seem synonymous.

For those who wish to achieve quick success I wish them all the best. For I think many envy the idea of those who have achieved success and the idea of the speed at which they acquired it. However, while pursuing success is one goal, I prefer the value that lies in doing something, in hard work.

Now my sports coach had his own saying, pointing to his muscles that could bench 180lbs and lift ~250lb, he was a pretty strong person. He said, "This is sexy" but hard work isn't as glamorous or as sexy as the result.

People want results without efforts, few are willing to put in the hard work necessary for what they want, fewer still have a good sense of direction and discipline to follow through on their goals and intended action.

Doing things well is different, doing things well takes time. I don't mind doing things slowly and I don't mind doing things quickly. Sometimes success is just seizing the moment in time and doing things quickly. However I think doing things well is important.

You can do things well and do things quickly. That I don't mind, but maybe the one thing I probably need to work on is speed. Although I may do things slowly, life isn't always slow. It's urgent, it's quick and it's changing.

Maybe doing things well isn't just focusing on just one thing, but being able to adapt and change. Regardless, I take life at my own pace and life will probably tell me to speed up.

I may pursue success, but my goal is to do things well and hope that success follows.