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- Success lives in the nano, not the macro
Success is not a single moment in time.
Breakthroughs, lightbulbs and milestones happen — for sure — but overall, “grandiose success” (that mountainous peak we strive for) is not sudden. It builds slowly over time and is nothing more than a culmination of copious smaller moments.
When I ignore those smaller moments (the steps leading to the top), I can miss the big moment. Because again, success is not a single point in time where suddenly A becomes B. It’s subtler than that and found in the day-to-day little things.
By not appreciating the day-to-day, larger success points give you diminishing returns and are more likely to stay as carrots on a stick.
Let’s dig a bit deeper.
Success is in loving and appreciating the small, nano moments that compound over time. Again, it’s not a single event or some macro moment. It rarely is.
Appreciating and celebrating the small wins is what brings about feelings, emotions and experiences of success.
This framework keeps me more carefree and creative in my projects. Because success now lives in the day-to-day, not the distant future.
Everyday is an opportunity to live in the emotions and experiences of success, on a micro level.
This is especially important if you’re in creative work. And it’s part of my goal on becoming my own biggest fan (which I wrote about on my other blog — linked below).
So here’s how I do things…
How I live in the nano
Stop refreshing your analytics. Your worth isn't a number.
Make success a daily habit. Take just one step farther everyday.
Be present. Start a daily meditation routine.
Everything is a bonus. Imagine that everything moving forward from this point in time is just a bonus. It’s extra — like icing on the cake. This is my core framework.
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Be Your Own Biggest Fan (an open letter to the artist)
This is a letter to my past self and anyone who’s listening. Here’s the takeaway: love your shit.
As an artist, it's the ultimate expression of self love and creative self care. Because all my bouts in self doubt only made things worse. So now, I am my own biggest fan.
And things have gotten easier (go figure).
I love my music, my blogs, my words, ideas and videos — it’s all a reflection of me, a version of me stamped in time.
And it’ll never be perfect.
But that was never the point.
Because what an odd thing to strive for.
I listen to my own music. I watch my own videos. And I read my own articles. This is healthy, and sort of fun. It’s strategic too (like research). But really, it’s just a guilty pleasure.
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