Hey Reader,

There’s this famous motto of the San Antonio Spurs.

“Pound the rock.”

It’s this idea that with a hammer and the rock, you have to hit the rock a thousand times.

And for 999 knocks on the rock, nothing happens.

But you have to keep doing it anyway.

Then one more hit, the rock breaks, and you have the impact.

I was thinking about this the other weekend when San Antonio won game seven of the Western Conference Finals.

The city was buzzing about it, and watching it, all I kept thinking was, this is exactly what life looks like.

🧠 Progress can be invisible sometimes

I think a lot of us know this feeling.

You’re consistently working on something you really want, and for a really long time, nothing seems to be changing.

That’s really a strange place to be, because you’re not slacking.

You’re not cutting corners, and you’re still not seeing results.

I think that’s one of the quiet frustrations for people who are already used to performing at a high level.

A big part of it is because you really know how to get things done.

With all you’ve built, one can see how focused and successful you are.

The issue is doing this particular thing, and it’s like nothing is getting better.

After a while, that silence can start to mess with your self-trust a little.

All that sabotaging inner voice can hit you with so many what-ifs and logical reasons to rethink the whole thing.

And this is where many elite performers doubt themselves and eventually let go.

When in reality, you’re still very much capable of smashing your goals.

But not everything can give you visible progress, at least, not for a while.

❤️ Keep winging it

You have to trust the process more than the outcome.

You have to trust all the work you’re putting in.

There’s really no other way around this.

You gotta keep doing the work even if the results are not coming together yet.

When you’re more present in the process, you'll stop second-guessing your abilities because results are pretty slow.

You already know the process can take time, so there’s no noise in your head about whether it’s working or not.

You’re not afraid to fail, knowing that you have a shot to try again.

You’re not feeling like you’re falling behind just because things aren’t moving as fast as you’d like.

And when it finally comes together, you’ll be proud that none of that hard work went to waste.

It’ll all make sense.

Eventually.

So what are you chasing right now that doesn’t seem to be getting better?

Do you think you’ve been more focused on the outcome or more present in the process?

Are you still putting in the work?

Are you tired?

Imagine what would change if you just waited it out a little longer?

You don’t build greatness in one day, so ignore those silly sabotage thoughts.

You’re still a high performer.

Some things just take longer to make sense.

And it’s fine.

Don’t give it all up.

P.S: We had so much fun recording this episode.

We talked about how consistent effort compounds into greatness over time and a whole lot of other good topics.

Worth a listen.​

With appreciation,

Huw

Huw Edwards Founder & CEO, h3.xyz​

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