Brain Snacks 031: How to win a medal

Home Game is a fascinating docuseries profiling sports and events that most of us have never heard of but other countries and competitors view as commonplace.

In the episode about the Highland Games, a participant notes that he earns his medals months earlier, when he is disciplined and focused enough to wake up early, train hard, eat right, and push himself just a little bit more each day.

He earns his medals in the winter. He shows up at the Highland Games in the summer to collect them.

Your product won’t go viral at Christmas if you don’t design it well now. Your nest egg won’t cover retirement unless you focus on saving money now. Your startup won’t sell for millions in three years if you don’t perfect its business model now.

Do the hard work to earn the medals now. Collect them later.