The Crazy Story of The Chinese Bamboo
Have you ever heard the story of the Chinese Bamboo? When you plant a Chinese Bamboo you need to water it everyday for 5 years and the worst part is for the next 5 years you won’t see any visible growth.
Not even a sapling will come out of it but the magic happens after 5 years. In the next 5 weeks the bamboo will become 10 feet long. And from this story I have learned 3 lessons that I want to share with you.
1. Fuck Emotions
We human beings are really primitive creatures. We are motivated by visible growth. Your followers are increasing, then you’re making progress. Your subscribers are increasing, then you’re making progress. And watching those numbers go up motivated us.
But in most of the cases, the numbers won’t rise for a long period of time. For a long period of time, the bamboo will show no sign of growth. And that is when most people quit. But if someone can persevere and do the things even when they aren’t getting any results they are going to win. It’s that simple.
The key is to be motivated to do the right things. Instead doing the things you know will help you make progress like creating content, exercising everyday etc. If you just say fuck you to your emotions and do the things especially when you don’t feel like it. You’ll win. No doubt about it.
2. 5 Years Rule
No matter what habit you start. You need to do it for at least 5 years to be in the top in that thing. Joe Rogan became a top podcaster after 1000+ episodes. Most of the successful people you think are an overnight success have 5+ years of hard work behind them.
Want to become a 7 figure writer? Write for 5 years without making any money and after the 5 years you’ll start making 7 figures every month. Want to become a YouTuber with 1M+ subscribers? Create videos for 5+ years. You’ll become an overnight success.
The rule is simple. Stick to anything for 5 fucking years and become world class at that activity.
3. Consistency
I know you might have heard about consistency a thousand fucking times. And you keep hearing about it because it’s the single most differentiating factor that keeps the elite different from the losers.
If you can consistently create anything, do anything for 5 fucking years without seeing any result. You’re going to win. No questions asked.
So, Are you will to water the bamboo tree for 5 years without seeing any results?
