Which came first?

Which came first? The chicken or the egg? It’s a question that has puzzled humanity for centuries. The idiom is often used when it’s not clear who or what caused something. Some questions are easier to answer, like “which came first? The success? Or the hard work?”

A lot of people think that they would work hard if they were to receive instant gratification. You might start a YouTube channel and post videos consistently if you knew you’d get one million views and 100K subscribers in one day. You might start that business and work hard to grow and maintain it, if you knew you’d have ample customers on the day of the business launch. Unlike the chicken or egg question, I know that the hardwork and dedication comes way before the success.

Not seeing results right away cannot be what discourages you from doing something. Once you understand that the hardwork comes before the success, things will be a lot easier for you.

We also think that we’d miraculously start working hard and do what needs to be done, if we had the money, or the large platform, a lot of support, etc. If you can’t work hard before having those things, it will never work out for you. Hard work is a trait that you have to have initially.

Sometimes it looks like something or someone was an overnight sensation, but if you really looked at their actions, you’d see that they put in a lot of work and stayed the course until the magic of the compound effect worked in their favor.

I don’t know if the chicken came before the egg, but I do know that the hard work and dedication and consistency came before the success and money. Trust the process and put in the work. It’s possible.