Trust the process

Unless you are born in a silver platter, there is always no easy way to success. You always have to undergo the process, and the process is not that always easy. It always entail patience, discipline and self sacrifice… unless you have that goal oriented mindset, the “painful” process is always pleasurable.

I still remember the day when I was on my way to the city, exactly nearing the end of the bridge, I was so fascinated with my friends who are called by clients for their services. I was so much inspired and hopeful, then I asked myself “When will the day come when people call for my service? When will the day come when I am needed because of my capabilities? I hope I can be like them…” These questions kept on recurring and I always remained hopeful. But one day, I decided to take a leap of faith and started to do something that I really wanted. Like any other driven person, especially that I am using my own money to start something, the risk was high and was afraid to lose; but thankfully, I prosper.

I trusted the process. I started with very meager resources and accepted projects with minimal to no fees just for me to hone my skills and get into the industry, and I wasn’t complaining at all. I actually had fun doing things I love. I had fun clients asking me for help and solving it for them.

So you ask… What is the process?

In Psychology, they call it Dopamine. It is a chemical in your body that acts as a reward center. It makes doing the hard things pleasurable because you know that in the end, you will be rewarded.

Which is definitely true. Being dedicated to the things you do always pays off.

One time when I was in my city condo, I was looking outside the window where an on-going construction was taking place. For months, I watched it from ground zero until the building was erected; it was a year in the making… but when it was still ground zero, and I was looking at the workers, I felt that it was hard to construct a building.

With all the mason works and the heat of the sun, it must be very exhausting. Every day I look at them dig, carry cement, do wire works and all… it was such a messy scene, and I can’t figure out how they do things… but days and months passed by, a majestic construction was erected. Just like that.

What I realized with this is that it will always look and feel impossible at first, there will definitely be a lot of trial and error, but if you are consistent with what you do, you will always get there.

Just trust the process.

For now, I can’t say that I have already made it but I am proud that, at the very least, I can say that I am thriving and starting to feel the rewards of my perseverance.

For me, there is no other way but to move forward.

Just keep going, my friend.