Magic Pill
Hey family!
So as it turns out, there is a magic pill for success. There is a force so incomprehensibly strong that it seems to defy our logic.
And yet, nobody takes advantage of it.
The most powerful force made available to us is largely unused and overlooked. I’m talking about the power of compounding.
Let me tell you how compounding works using the Ice Age as an example (not the movie…sorry) and how it can change every aspect of your life if done right.
Lots of scientists originally believed that there was some big, sudden event that led to the several ice ages Earth has seen over the course of its history. But the most commonly accepted theory is that these extreme climates were actually the result of something really, really simple: summers getting a tiny bit cooler overtime.
Yep. Average summer temperatures dropping a bit annually ultimately led to the world being covered in mile-thick ice.
I know that it’s absolutely ridiculous to think that something so minor could quite literally change the course of all of life’s history, but that’s exactly how compounding works.
It uses the power of consistency.
Compounding defies logic because when logic tells us to quit, compounding tells us to continue to build. And though its rate of change is subtle, compounding ultimately leaves us with an outcome that defies normal every single time.
Building brick by brick, getting 1% better daily, and putting in a few more minutes towards your dream is how you end up with miracles.
Consistent commitment to yourself is what guarantees your success. And though I wish I could take credit for such a profound discovery, the law of compounding exists as the oldest, most reliable way to grow exponentially.
This tells us two things to consider this week:
Your efforts don’t need to be flashy, they just need to be consistent.
You can trust that the consistent work you put in now is drastically impacting situations down the road (and for the better).
As Steve Jobs once said,
“If you look really closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”
Reflection question: What can you contribute daily to your goals or your well-being to make improvements in the long term?
