Coming up short

“Heroes get remembered, legends never die.”

I have a question to ask:

IS IT BETTER TO BE REMEMBERED FOR ONE MOMENT OF GLORY, OR BE REMEMBERED FOR YEARS OF CONSISTENCY?

Does one big moment equate to many small moments?

In my opinion, it is the consistent people that leave the longest lasting legacy.

You may remember the moment a lesser-known athlete came through in a big sporting event on the biggest stage ever. But after time, you don’t remember their name anymore, you only remember the moment.

Nobody asks “What was the name of the guy who made Apple what it is today?”

The reason is because Steve Jobs was consistently great. Year after year, he continued to come out with the best product possible.

He could’ve had a grand success one time and called it good, but would he be remembered?

Probably not.

Let’s relate this to coming up short.

We all feel like we have come up short when the pressure is on. You feel like if you mess up in the integral moments where you could be a big hit, you have failed.

But the truth is, you have only failed when you continuously come up short time and time again.

If you come up short when the pressure is high, don’t hang your head. If you are consistent with what you do, that opportunity will arise again.

Life always seems to find a way for you to succeed if you are trying to succeed.

The day where you stop because you think you have failed is the day you have failed.

You only increase your chances of succeeding the more you try.

So don’t worry about coming up short a time or two.

Play the infinite game, not the finite game.

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