Inspiration vs. Working Hard: Why Working Hard Always Wins

The world is surrounded by people who are willing to sell you inspiration. And you know what? Chances are high that you are buying into it.
Even worse is that it might be destroying your potential to do and create great things.
Go to any bookstore and you’ll see a “business” section. It’s a popular place these days, particular for today’s professionals, who go in seeking validation. The promises of hopes and dreams are high. But it’s a trap.
Instead of providing you with motivation to start working, this inspirational material acts as a substitute to performing work. It becomes a distraction that prolongs the efforts that you should already be putting into new and existing projects.
The authors get richer while your hopes and dreams grow, but are you working on things that really matter? Maybe… maybe not.

When All Else Fails, Working Hard Prevails

If you want to save yourself time, money, and much grief, come to realize the following things:

• Inspiration is only useful if you are willing to work hard.
• Inspirational material is not a substitute for work, and it could be a distraction.
• Doing hard work doesn’t mean you are working hard.
• Working hard is difficult, but it’s possible and necessary to accomplish great things.
• Eliminating distractions is key to working hard and maintaining focus.
• Working harder will, in most cases, produce better long-term results.

In the future, if you need a book, blog post, image gallery, podcast, television show, or movie to get you to sit down and do something, you have a serious problem.
Realize that you already know the solution — you always have. The question is, however, are you willing to put in the long hours to make it work?