It’s come up a couple of times for me recently with some of the entrepreneur clients I work with and it reminds me of the story that Steve Martin tells.
That it took him 10 years to become an overnight success after which he spent the next four years refining his craft.
And then he enjoyed the ride for the next four years after that.
So, often we only get to see the part where someone is enjoying the glory.
In this video, I explore what this phenomenon looks like.
Behind every overnight success there are usually years of steady work that nobody sees. If you are in the middle of that stretch, keep going, keep learning and keep your eye on the long game. For more on staying the course, have a read of why grow with purpose. For general background on the idea of persistence in business, see this page on entrepreneurship on Wikipedia.
