How to enjoy the process (so that you don’t quit)

Sam M
7 min readJul 22, 2023

An article that focuses on how you can enjoy the process of achieving your biggest goals — largely inspired by Ross Harkness’ Self Mastery Letter.

An illustration from Ross Harknesses Self Mastery Letter.

The issue with fast-tracking your goals

Everyone has goals, but some people try and fast track them — they use shortcuts or hacks to achieve them quicker.

The issue with this is that it is impossible to fast track true success and achievement. True success requires you to love the process.

Everyone wants to achieve.

Everyone has goals, dreams and ambitions.

Everyone has the big thing that they’re striving for — it may be to win a monumental trophy, or to build a loving family. Everyone has something that they desire to achieve in life.

Everyone has their goals, and everyone wants to achieve them faster.

Nobody is content with waiting for the results to show, being calm and patient, delaying their gratification. Everyone wants the results now, and this leads to taking shortcuts, using hacks and cutting corners.

People take short cuts to try and fast track their goals, hoping that it will grant them the results that they desire sooner. People are not prepared to give up…

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Sam M
Sam M

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