Settling into a rhythm that serves you and your goals is the first step to achieving that state of effortless effort. Nothing worth accomplishing is effortless but there is that sweet spot where your effort becomes so routine that the effort you must apply to your situation becomes effortless in itself. Positive habits and structured days ensure progress while helping you avoid the stagnation and depreciation of the skills you are working so hard to acquire.
Effortless effort is a wonderful state to achieve but without mindfulness, effortless effort is only a single step away from complacency. Complacency is not an ally of mastery. Complacency resides on the same side of the street as mediocrity. Just because something works today does not mean there is not another way that is more efficient. Strategies for success must evolve as you evolve.
“Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.” - Andy Grove (1936 - 2016
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