If there is one thing in this world which is undervalued more than any other, it is the power of showing up. Working in something day in day out is truly the best way to be good at anything or a master of something.
It is one of the greatest cliches that we all hear about starting businesses, “do something you love”, i’ve certainly heard it more times that I can count. Until recently I had always thought “yep, that sounds like a nice idea”, but I never really grasped the full meaning of the phrase. It’s not about loving it, it’s about finding something you can do day in day out without getting bored.
I can speak to this from first hand experience. Running DesignPlace has been a day in day out obsession for over 8 years now and is something that has bought me success. Another example is back in 2018. I was a keen athlete but had never really managed to run more than 15km without feeling terrible. I decided that I wanted to improve and run a 100 mile race, so I decided to run almost every day until I achieved that goal. It took me several years, but in 2022 I ran my first 100 mile race and what got me there was simply showing up every day.
Don’t think you need to be a genius to achieve. What really matters is turning up.