We all want success overnight. And we want it now, now! Can’t wait for things to hurry up and get going?

Impatient desires:

We want to become famous and get rich miraculously overnight.
And if we start a business, we expect profit straight away.
Generally when people start art lessons, they want to be able to paint a huge fantastic masterpiece within the first week of their course. Sometimes, even the first day!
When starting a website, we’re hoping it will trend big time, in no time at all. And wonder, gosh, why it’s taking so long.

The time factor:

It takes about nine months before a baby is born. And for an elephant, it takes a lot longer.
At school it takes time to learn how to read, write and calculate, and then, several more years to achieve high academic CV’s.
Talents aren’t born overnight: singing, pottery, glass blowing, playing the piano, violin, etc… it takes time and practice to perfect and groom your skills.
So it is with your website and blogging. People have to get to know where you are, what you are doing, etc.

So why are we so impatient?

With ourselves and the acceleration of our success… generally speaking:

People don’t like waiting. We’ve waited so long up till now. We are tired of having to wait. It’s human nature, when we order something, we want it yesterday!
We want to show people, family and friends, that we’re clever, capable of success too. And under pinning all that, is the need to be socially accepted.
And there is the factor of cause that we need to earn a living. We want to be like `The Joneses’, everyone else has a fancy car and house, etc.

The true fact is:

Things take time.

If we plant a seed, we need to nourish it with water, nourish and prune it, and dig around it, etc, so it can grow and flourish into something BIG.

So it is with our projects:

We learn and grow from experiencing things and enduring hardships.
The more you do something, the more you learn from the experiences you encounter.
During setting up a business or website, you’re gathering info and improving the way things are done. It takes time for the word of mouth to get around, before people get to know who you are and what you’re doing.

Each moment of experience is precious:

The miracle… living in the moment. Enjoying each moment of creating, of doing `your thing’.
Results and success comes with time, if you are willing to work and keep at it!

As my old saying goes: “One stitch at a time; eventually makes a jersey!”

Last word on the matter:

So if you want to do well in Steemit… stick in there, enjoy the experience.

You may not be able to give people` fancy cars or houses’, but you can share your experiences, knowledge, talents or skills. …Things that benefit and help other people to grow and succeed too.