Opportunity Isn't A Shortcut

Never has the world moved faster. Never has there been so many possibilities, so much potential. From where I am sitting now, I can literally reach around the entire globe. That's absolutely mind blowing. We now even take this unbelievable fact for granted.

With all this speed, potential and possibilities though, there are still no shortcuts.

To be successful, to do good work, to be effective still takes the same amount of work. What's changed is scalability and speed. But the required work hasn't changed.

Many have mistaken these changes in potential as shortcuts though.

No shortcuts have been discovered, the rewards for good work have just increased.
Even with big rewards comes big responsibility, so in many ways things have not gotten any easier.

Don't make the mistake many have in thinking technology and the connectedness of the world allows for shortcuts. If anything these global changes require better work to get noticed and to succeed.

The endless opportunities aren't a shortcut to success. If we allow them to be, they will be a hinderance to success even.

Realize an opportunity and put in the work, don't be tempted by the apparent shortcuts.