The Arduous Journey Behind The Limelight of Success

Just because someone seems to be able to complete a task effortlessly, does not mean that he or she has not laboured hard behind your back.

Sometimes, we tend to misunderstand many things on the surface because of what we do not see behind our backs. Whenever you spot someone who is in good shape, you might feel that this person is naturally born with it; whenever you hear someone who is fluent in a second language besides his or her native one, you might feel that he or she must have been educated overseas and have natural talent in the language; whenever you meet someone with achievements that are not befitting his or her age and experience, you might suspect this person must have got solid backing from the family or it is simply down to luck. You might feel that no matter how much effort you are putting in, everything just seems futile in contrast.


However, for a person to achieve the kind of result that sets him or her apart from the rest, more often than not, boils down to many months and years of non-stop hustling. For example, what you can see in a person's chiselled body, lies that self-discipline that is hidden from your sight; what you can hear in someone's proficiency of a foreign language, lies the frustration that comes from the unwavering practice to muster it; what can be noticed in the glamour and fame of that success, lies the journey and the amount of time in order to reach there.

You feel you have put in your fair share of effort, and seeing others achieving way more than you do at the same stage can be defeating, but you must realise that giving yourself the permission to not continue the hard work will be your real defeat. Always remember, there is never a need to compare yourself with others. Instead, you must learn to continually surpass your current self. If the road ahead seems further than you have imagined, all the more you should not be hesitant in slowing down your pace in order to catch up.

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