March 9, 2010
The Biggest Triumph is Getting Out of Bed
I don’t really believe in triumph. Because the most triumphant moments are the days when I have no idea how I'm going to fix anything, but I get out of bed anyway. On the other hand, the moments of huge achievement are not actually that hard to get to. By the time you're close, you are so motivated to get there that it doesn't feel like work at all.
Penelope Trunk of the Brazen Careerist usually writes provocatively, not because she's a blogging shock-jock (at least I don't think she tries to be), but because she's brutally honest. It makes her blog fun and fresh and always intriguing.
Today Google Reader was a gem for me in the form of a little motivation from Penelope. More brutal honesty with a flare of hope. Thanks Penelope.
The article quoted above discusses the difference between the big successes and the little wins. Why are the big ones easy and the little ones hard? Why is it easy to launch a new product and hard to stick to a diet? Why is it easy to be a "good husband" and hard to be moderately generous at the coffee shop?
Good reminder that it's the little wins that make the big successes possible.
