It Feels Pointless, Until...

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Most people quit long before they lose.

Not because the work is too hard, but because the payoff feels too far away.

They expect growth to be neat. Predictable.

Straight lines and easy wins.

They think:

“I’ll work hard for a week. I’ll see results. I’ll feel motivated.”

And when it doesn’t happen that way, they start questioning everything.

Maybe it’s not working.

Maybe they’re not cut out for it.

Or maybe, it’s easier to just…

Stop.

But here’s what no one tells you:

Real growth feels like standing still.

You’ll show up every day and feel like nothing’s happening. And wonder if it’s even worth it. And feel like you’re stacking invisible bricks nobody else can see.

And if you’re not careful, you’ll mistake that silence for failure.

But the truth?

You’re not failing.

You’re layering.

Progress Isn’t a Straight Road

It’s pressure.

Every clean meal when you wanted to cheat.

Every workout when you wanted to take a rest day.

Every boring, repetitive, and unglamorous rep…

It’s all adding weight.

One invisible win at a time.

Until one day, the pressure breaks through.

And everything changes at once.

No Shortcuts

The people you admire…

They didn’t find some secret shortcut.

They just built layers you didn’t see.

They kept stacking when nobody cared.

They stayed locked in when it would have been easier to check out.

That's the real separator.

Not talent, or luck.

Not timing.

But endurance.

Patience.

Faith in the work.

How It’s Supposed to Be

If it feels slow right now, good.

That’s what real progress feels like.

It’s supposed to be boring.

It’s supposed to be lonely.

It’s supposed to feel like you’re getting nowhere.

Because if it felt easy, everyone would do it.

And you’re not trying to be everyone.

You’re trying to be the person who kept going.

So stack the layers.

Lean into the monotony.

And remember:

It’s not a matter of if.

It’s only a matter of when.

Much love,

Mason – Founder of New Mentalities