There is no substitute for hard work

There's no getting away from it in my book, if you want to really excel at something, you'll struggle to do so without some hard work along the way.

We live in a generation where we've all heard stories of the vast wealth that some of the tech pioneers have managed to accumulate in a relatively short space of time by simply coming up with an idea.

Believe me there will have been nothing simple about this process.

Your Biz Stone's, Kevin Rose's and Mark Zuckerberg's of the world will have all put in many more days of hard work than many will care to imagine.

There is no golden egg to be found at the end of "Earn $10,000 a day" tweets and e-mails; generally they are all scams.

You'll need to make sure your hard work is focussed correctly and you're not just thrashing around in the dark.

Set yourself goals, hard goals, but achievable ones. Unachievable goals will help no one, all they will do is demotivate you in your actions.

Once you've these are set, get on with the work.

I speak for myself here, as always, but objectives that have been achieved through hard work are always far more rewarding than those achieved easily.

Just like a pint in the pub at the end of a big day out in the mountains, superb.

So work around your objective to ensure you have the background knowledge to support your idea or project development; greater insight will help you be successful.

Run that extra mile when you're out on your run, pushing your limits just that little bit further. The extra effort will pay off the next time you race or complete a running challenge.

Spend that extra hour completing additional tests before you release a product to your client for approval. The extra effort should ensure greater quality.

Then when you're done with all this extra effort, make sure you spend some extra time with your partner/family/friends making up for your absence!

This is a "note-to-self" as much as anyone else.

Now get on with it . . .


Related links:

Stay calm and be patient - The inner calm of project & account management - digital Signals http://www.digital-constructions.com/blog/2009/10/stay-calm-and-be-patient-inner-calm-of.html

Creative thinking needs time and reflection - Digital Signals http://www.digital-constructions.com/blog/2009/08/creative-thinking-needs-reflection-and.html

Have you got time? - Project managing time - Digital Signals http://www.digital-constructions.com/blog/2009/04/have-you-got-time-project-managing-time.html

Passion, what value does it bring? - Digital Signals http://www.digital-constructions.com/blog/2009/03/passion-what-value-does-it-bring.html

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