Everyone wants success. That’s not new or profound news.
We all want to live a life of impact, freedom, and fulfillment. There’s something innate in us that yearns for these things.

In 99.9999999% of cases, that requires us to do something.
The question most of us wrestle with is: what’s the thing that’s worth doing?

So we test.  At least us OG Millennial’s do.
We try writing. Sports. Business. 9–5 jobs. Social media marketing. Content creation. The list goes on.

The tricky part with trying and testing is that, while chasing the “right thing,” most people never stick with any one thing long enough to actually get good at it. They bounce. They dabble. They reset. As a result of that, they never give themselves the time it takes to become successful.

That’s often the missing piece. Longevity. Consistency. The ability to keep showing up long enough for the compound effect to kick in. However, that’s a topic for another day.

Today’s focus is this: on the road to success, doing is more important than doing well.

Yes, you should aim for excellence. Yes, we as OG Millennials should always strive to put our best foot forward. Here’s the nuance in all that; in the early stages, in the grind, in the pursuit of success — simply doing is enough.

Take writing as an example. Let’s say you want to be a successful author. Your goal isn’t to sound like J.K. Rowling, Jeffrey Archer, or James Patterson right away. Your goal is to get better, one day at a time, one paragraph at a time, one word at a time.

That’s where progress over perfection comes in. You don’t need to “do it well” every single day. You just need to do it. Every day. One line, one paragraph, one page. Just lay a brick. And then another.

Another example of this is in your fitness goals.  Let’s say your goal is to get in shape. You don’t need to walk into the gym on day one lifting heavy weights with perfect form and flawless technique. That’s “doing it well.” What actually matters is showing up and moving your body. Doing push-ups, jogging a mile, picking up a dumbbell, even if it’s awkward, even if it feels clumsy.

If you only workout when you can do it perfectly, you’ll never build the habit. But if you keep showing up consistently, your form improves, your strength grows, and eventually you’ll be doing it well without even realizing it.

The act of doing is the bridge to doing it well.

The most important thing to know in this process is that you’ll never even get to the “well” part unless you commit to the “doing” part first.

I once heard a successful entrepreneur say, “If you aren’t embarrassed by the first version of your product, you launched too late.” That’s the essence of this message. Start before you’re ready. Keep going before you feel “good enough.” Don’t stop until consistency builds competence, and competence will build success.

Progress is the real goal. Always has been. Always will be.

Don’t overcomplicate it. Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Don’t demand perfection from yourself right now.
Just do. Every day. The “well” will come.