So, I found myself watching the Atlanta Hawks game the other night. You know the one, when LeBron James and his crew rolled into town. Always a big deal when he plays here.
Watching him, yeah, the basketball part is insane, obviously. He does things nobody else can. But this time, I wasn’t just watching the points or the passes. It got me thinking about something different. You hear stories, right? About his work ethic, how long he’s been doing this at such a high level. And that stuff he does off the court, like helping kids back in his hometown, building that school. It’s just… consistent effort over years and years.
Trying Something Out
Anyway, it sparked something. I looked at this project I’ve had sitting around – just a personal thing, nothing fancy, trying to build a little app for tracking my workouts because I’m terrible at sticking to them. Kept starting and stopping. Typical me.
So, I decided, okay, let’s try applying that consistency thing. Not about being a superstar athlete, just about showing up for my own small thing. My “practice” was simple: just commit 30 minutes every single day to this app project. No matter what. Tired, busy, didn’t feel like it – 30 minutes.
Here’s how it went down:
The first few days were a drag. Felt forced. I’d sit down, stare at the code, maybe type a line or two, get distracted. My brain kept saying, “This is dumb, just do it later when you feel inspired.” But I stuck to the 30-minute rule. Clocked in, clocked out.
Then, maybe a week in, something shifted. It got… easier. Showing up wasn’t a fight anymore. It was just what I did at that time. And because I was doing it daily, even just for 30 minutes, I wasn’t losing track of where I left off. The progress was slow, like really slow. Adding a button one day, figuring out a small bug the next.
Where I’m At Now
The app? Still pretty basic, honestly. It’s not gonna change the world. But it’s actually starting to look like something usable! And the main thing is, I didn’t quit this time. Been doing it for a few weeks now, and that little bit of daily work adds up way more than those random bursts of motivation I used to rely on.
It’s funny. Watching a basketball game, seeing the Hawks play against LeBron, ended up being the kick I needed to actually work on my own stuff consistently. Didn’t expect that. Just thought I’d share the process, how just showing up, even for a small thing, kinda worked for me.
