WEEK 172: TWO KEYS MILLIONAIRES USE TO PRODUCE GROWTH CONSISTENTLY

Strength and growth come from continuous effort and struggle. The journey is never-ending.   Napoleon Hill

REFLECTIONS (learnings and actions): Do you want to grow?

Business, relationships, health, life?

(I am going to assume the answer to that question is a yes). Next question.

Do you know how growth feels like?

No seriously, do you know?

If I were to ask you, would you be able to explain it to me?

The reason I ask, is if you do not know what growth feels like, then you will not know when you are experiencing it. Thus, making it nearly impossible for you to actually attain it.

Now to highlight what growth feels like I want to tell you about my "growth spurts."

I still vividly remember those 4-5 months where I was growing like a weed.

(If you know me, you know I am not the tallest of people, so these were glorious months).

I still remember those times when all I wanted was to be "just a little bit taller" in the words of Skeelo. 

And then it happened, I started to grow.

Then continued to grow.

Yet, throughout the process, I realized that it was quite painful.

My hips really hurt, to the point that I had to kneel down because the pain was so intense.

I can remember that I actually had to lay down one day as I thought both my hips would burst out of skin.

Yes I wanted to be taller, but in the middle of those "growth spurts" I did not enjoy it.

But how does a story about my "growth spurts" relate to growth in real life?

Well, you must first know what the definition of growth is.

Napoleon Hill said, "Growth comes from continuous effort and struggle."

The truth is, people want growth, but they forget that growth requires a payment. 

Do you know the payment you must make? 

COMFORT.

This is the first crucial part you must understand. Growth is umcomfortable and requires a payment of your current level of comfort. 

But this leads to a second key about growth which often times is overlooked. 

And you know what happens if you are not aware of this?

Burnout...and that is no joke. 

Well what is the second key.

SEASONS.

You know like, spring, summer, fall, winter. 

The key is to know if you are in a season of growth. 

This is MEGA important as if you know it is, then you know the cost you will have to pay.

Comfort. 

Awareness of this wins half the battle already.

Just like plants usually sprout int he spring, blossom in the summer, and wilt away in the fall growth follows the same cycles. 

There must be seasons where it is the focus, and there are seasons where it is not.

Otherwise you are looking at burnout city.

So two keys about growth.

1. Define it properly and know what the payment is required. Comfort. 

2. Identify what season you are in, so you can dig in, or recharge.

Guaranteed to grow consistently by following these two keys.

As always, Delay No More....J