By The Shortest Means Possible

Little or no attention is often given to the process. The craze is more for who makes it? Yet, the process determines the longevity of the success. You see, whatever path one takes to achieve something must be continuously used to maintain or keep that thing. 

Unfortunately, who cares as long as you’ve got what you want! And that’s why our world is messed up today. “To hell with moral integrity” they say. Money answers all things. The target then becomes the only focus, no concern for how. 

Presently, a lot of people want to skip the stretch. They see others posting their wins, showing off the results, the glow-ups, the soft lives. And in comparison, their daily grind start to feel painfully slow and, at times, invisible. 

That’s the very moment when the temptation sneaks in, the thought that maybe there’s an easier way, a faster door, a shortcut that skips the sweat and tears.

Actually, there are several reasons why people skip the right process. It is not always laziness. Sometimes, it’s also fear; fear of failure, of wasting time, of putting in effort and having nothing to show for it. 

Other times, it’s just the exhaustion of trying and trying with no visible breakthrough, and since, society glorifies instant results more than the process, it’s hard to convince yourself that slow growth is still growth, and that shortcuts often cut deeper than they save. 

We want the body without the gym, the business without the struggle, the relationship without the vulnerability. But anything truly worth having demands a version of us that shortcuts can’t create.

It starts small. Maybe you lie on your résumé because everyone does it. Or you buy followers to look like an influencer. Or you cut corners on a project hoping no one notices. And sometimes, it works for a while. But it never builds confidence, because deep down, you know you didn’t earn it. 

You can’t cheat your way into peace. Real confidence comes from doing the hard thing, failing at it, showing up again, and watching yourself grow stronger through it.

Temptation thrives in places where we feel desperate for progress. That’s why it’s important to constantly remind ourselves of why we started. What was the reason you first dreamed of being a creative, a leader, an entrepreneur, a change-maker? 

That seed wasn’t planted to bloom overnight. It was planted to be watered daily with discipline, consistency, and yes, sometimes disappointment. But shortcuts rob you of the character, the depth, and the transformation that the process brings.

One of the hardest truths we have to accept is that not every delay is denial. Sometimes, things take time because we’re being shaped into the kind of person who can handle the weight of what we’re asking for. 

The grind may not be glamorous, but it’s holy. And if we’re honest, some of our proudest moments didn’t come from when things were easy. They came from sticking it out, showing up on the days we didn’t feel like it, and choosing integrity even when no one was watching.

So if you’re tempted right now to lie, to fake it, to skip steps, hold on! Ask yourself: What am I trading? 

Shortcuts only offers speed, but they rarely offer sustainability. Don’t just aim to arrive, aim to last. That means building on something real. Something you can stand on when everything else shakes.

To everyone who’s still doing the hard thing, still showing up, still refusing the easy way out, keep going. The process may not look perfect, but it’s building something in you that a shortcut never could.

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