This Quote Sums Up Success Better Than I Can
Have you ever been in a conversation or listening to someone when you hear something that stops you dead in your tracks? I have experienced this a few times, the most recent was last week as I listened to episode #82 of the Growth Whisperers Podcast titled, Profit = Intelligence x Discipline.
A funny things about quotes, inspiration, or advice is the importance of timing. If we are not ready for it, what we read or hear will be less impactful. I don’t know why I chose this podcast to start my day but I am glad I did. It provided this bit of wisdom:
“Relentless execution of the boring basics is what creates success.”
I’m still new to this podcast so I don’t know who to credit (Brad Giles or Kevin Lawrence) but this quote was all I could think of until I was able to get to the office and write it on the wall in my office and in the production area.
The concept is nothing new. It tells us something similar that we have heard throughout our lives. Author Malcolm Gladwell make it popular in his book “Outliers: The Story of Success” when he noted that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert in something. The generic quote that many people say, “practice makes perfect”, is common and the one I have been told as I learned to operate heavy equipment, “it’s time in the seat”. All of these say the same thing but this one hit me in a different way and I can’t help but wonder if it was the timing.
This quote speaks volumes to what our team does each day and the success that has come from it for the company and the individuals on our team. Each day our guillotine operators move stone in place and operate a hydraulic splitter with the same motion more than 2,000 times per day. If you’re in sales it might be updating the CRM or in marketing posting on Instagram multiple times a day. It’s not the most exciting thing but executing these boring basics over time is what leads to success.
This year we have talked about focusing on the little things and making production “boring”. Perhaps it’s that word that caught my attention. Don’t ignore the boring tasks, it’s the relentless execution of these that might be standing in the way of your success.