Speed Isn’t Everything

The biggest lie in life is: everyone else's overnight success means you're failing by going slow.

Here's what happened: I bought into the hustle culture narrative and thought speed was the only metric that mattered.

Here's what I did wrong: I rushed everything. Launched before I was ready. Compared my chapter 1 to everyone else's chapter 20. Burned out trying to sprint a marathon.

Here's what I learned: Slow and steady still wins races. Writing my first book taught me that 500 words a day beats waiting for a "perfect writing day" that never comes.

Apply this with the D.T.T. Framework:

DISRUPT - Notice when you're measuring your behind-the-scenes against someone's highlight reel.

TAME - Set a "minimum viable action"—so small you can't fail. For me, it was 15 minutes of writing. No matter what.

TRANSFORM - Stack these tiny actions daily. In 6 months, you'll have built what "fast" people are still planning.