01/02/2026
Most people don't want to be part of the process, they just want to be part of the outcome.
They want the championship ring but not the 5 AM practices.
Want the thriving business but not the 80-hour weeks of doubt and grind.
They want that sculpted physique but not the year of burned meals and aching joints.
They want the relationship but not the brutal vulnerability, the hard conversations, the daily choice to commit.
They're spectators to the struggle and expect a ticket to the victory party.
But there is a iron law of the universe they failed to understand.
The process is not a side effect; it’s the main event. The process is where you find out who’s actually worth being part of the outcome.
It’s where character is forged, where trust is built, where real skill is carved into your bones. The outcome is just the receipt, proof you paid the price.
You don’t get to bypass the forge and still get the steel, it doesn't work that way.
Think of a young writer. He dreams of a bestselling novel, the fame, the reviews.
He writes for 200 days. It’s hard. He trashes it. Starts over. Day 500. It’s lonely. He doubts his talent. Most people would have quit here.
They wanted the outcome of being an author, not the process of writing.
He pushes to Day 900. His friends are out living. He’s alone with his thoughts. This is the filter working. It has filtered out everyone who loved the idea more than the work.
On Day 1,000, he types "The End."
That manuscript gets published. It becomes a classic. The "overnight success" was a 1,000-day siege that 99% walked away from.
The process didn't just create the book, it created the man who deserved to have it published.
This has spill over effect because now he has created a voice and people are eager for the next one, the next book he wrote is bigger success even when he puts less days because he has finally mastered the art.
In the holy Scriptures, Matthew 7:24-25 (ESV):
"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock."
Notice the wise man's outcome (a house that stands) is only possible because of his process (the hard, unseen, foundational work of digging down to bedrock).
He embraced the process. The foolish man, who only wanted the house and got it over with, skipped it. And when the storm came, the inevitable filter of life, only one outcome remained.
The storm doesn't just test your house. It reveals your foundation.
So ask yourself: are you in love with the fantasy of an outcome, or are you committed to the reality of the process?
Embrace the grind no one sees. Cherish the reps that feel futile. Lean into the lonely hours of study. The process is not your enemy; it is your most sacred ally. It is quietly separating you from the crowd that only wants the trophy.
Build on the rock, Young Man and achieve greater feats.
