Work in progress

There are times in life when we’re thrown into difficulty—when the goal feels unclear, the path feels impossible, and everything seems to sit in fog. No one enjoys these moments, but they’re often signs that we’re doing something challenging, and that change is coming. We’re either about to succeed, or we’re about to learn something important.

Life teaches and tests us over and over until we understand the lesson and can move to the next stage. Hard moments reveal patterns. At first, they feel uncomfortable—both physically and emotionally—because nothing is clear. But once we begin, action slowly creates clarity.

Success is wonderful, but the lessons from failure multiply our future success. I’ve come to believe that when we face difficulty, the goal isn’t to “get through it.” The goal is simply to begin. Clarity, lessons, and progress always happen during the work, never before it.

Only the work in progress—truly progresses.