Hygro
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There are a lot of commercial endeavors that require a certain kind of work. Some call it the hustle, some calling it the grind, others the treadmill. This kind of work is not like working on a project in which at every step you get re-energized, but rather each step is like starting over. It would be like gaining levels in the more grind-based RPGs, except instead of gaining levels you're working against time to not lose levels.
In short, it requires almost a daily re-commitment to your work, something you could easily keep putting off until the next day (until you fail).
You find this in a lot of industries. Particularly the ones with a potential for massive payout. Brokers like private wealth managers have to hustle to get new clients--especially in the beginning of their career. People in sales, especially for products in which you go to the client rather than the client coming to you, require a constant hustle just to get higher and higher hanging fruit. Those in the arts like music or writing have to keep contacting publishers, venues, record labels, promoters, etc to get their work published. Promoters have to keep up a constant hype and new energy to get people to come to their events.
And the moment you stop is the moment your business starts to fade away.
Does your work require you to hustle? To have to start your game fresh every time you go into the fore? If so, what kind of work is it? What do you personally do to stay motivated? What have you found you can do so that it builds momentum? Have you been able to do anything that causes a sort of exponential increase in success, or is it linear with each step as hard as the last with proportionally diminishing returns?
In short, it requires almost a daily re-commitment to your work, something you could easily keep putting off until the next day (until you fail).
You find this in a lot of industries. Particularly the ones with a potential for massive payout. Brokers like private wealth managers have to hustle to get new clients--especially in the beginning of their career. People in sales, especially for products in which you go to the client rather than the client coming to you, require a constant hustle just to get higher and higher hanging fruit. Those in the arts like music or writing have to keep contacting publishers, venues, record labels, promoters, etc to get their work published. Promoters have to keep up a constant hype and new energy to get people to come to their events.
And the moment you stop is the moment your business starts to fade away.
Does your work require you to hustle? To have to start your game fresh every time you go into the fore? If so, what kind of work is it? What do you personally do to stay motivated? What have you found you can do so that it builds momentum? Have you been able to do anything that causes a sort of exponential increase in success, or is it linear with each step as hard as the last with proportionally diminishing returns?