Guy Reams (00:01.122)
Day 126, part 2, The Unseen Victory. Yesterday we talked about just showing up. About taking that first step, no matter how small. But what happens when you keep showing up? Here's the part that no one tells you. The real rewards don't come right away. They never do. At first it feels like you're putting in the effort and getting nothing in return. You write and no one reads.
You train and you see no progress. You sacrifice, but your life still looks the same. This is where most people stop. For example, you might be looking for a job and you're not finding anything. Most people stop and just say there's nothing out there. But this is also where the unseen victory begins. Imagine planting a seed. For weeks it sits beneath the soil unseen. You water it, tend to it, yet nothing happens.
If you didn't trust the process, you'd assume nothing was growing, but in reality, the roots are forming, the foundation is being built, and then one day, without warning, you see growth. This is how change works. Everything you do in the dark, the unnoticed work, the unseen effort, it's all just adding up. The moment you feel like quitting is the moment, usually, right before the breakthrough. So keep showing up.
Because one day when you least expect it, everything will shift. The work you've been doing will suddenly come together. The strength you've been building will reveal itself. The person you've been becoming will finally step forward. But none of that happens if you just stop. So keep going. Keep showing up. Keep watering that seed. Because the moment is coming. The one where you realize it was just all worth it.