{"id":13089,"date":"2021-03-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?p=13089"},"modified":"2021-03-25T23:36:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T07:36:21","slug":"inspiration-overrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/21\/inspiration-overrated\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration is Overrated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Next week, I\u2019ll be reopening my course, Make it Happen!<\/a>, for a new session. This course is about mastering the invisible systems that help (or hinder) you in making progress on your goals. Before that, I\u2019ll be sharing a free four-part lesson series. Let\u2019s get started\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There are two dominant stories about how success happens. The first is the one you\u2019ve seen in movies and television. A challenge arises, and you rise to the occasion. There\u2019s a flash of insight that triggers of a heroic effort, followed by victory.<\/p>\n

The second story is a lot more boring. You start saving in your mid-twenties and have a hefty retirement account by the time you\u2019re sixty-five. You start a business, grow it steadily for ten years and eventually you\u2019re rich. You work out every day for years and you\u2019re in great shape.<\/p>\n

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The first story is exciting. The second is downright dull. Success in the second case is largely invisible because it doesn\u2019t feel<\/em> like anything. It\u2019s just invisible systems working in the background to create a result. Despite the numerous retellings of the first story, it\u2019s the second that is far more common. Success is boring, not exciting; cumulative, not sudden; systems, not inspiration.<\/p>\n

Which Story Do You Want to Tell?<\/h2>\n
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