No Rush
“Nature never rushes, yet everything gets done”
Had a chat with my coach, and he came out with something that's stuck with me: "Boxing can't be rushed."
You know that feeling when you're desperate to just get there already?
Real skill doesn't work like that. Your body needs time to learn, to remember, to make it all second nature.
And it hit me. I've been living this for the past five years.
I'm writing a book. Have been for half a decade now. Some days I look at that number and think that's ages. I see other writers putting out manuscripts, getting published, moving onto their next project, and there's me, still taking my sweet time. I know we shouldn't compare our journey with others.
But here's the thing, and I really believe this: there is no rush. Everything unfolds exactly as it should.
If I'm honest, I've always been more tortoise than hare. In life, in work, in everything really. I'm not the person who sprints to the finish line. I'm the one who takes the scenic route, who needs time to process and grow and let things settle properly.
The story I'm writing now isn't the one I thought I was writing three years ago. It's more alive because it's had time to grow. The characters have surprised me. The themes have revealed themselves slowly. I've needed these five years to become the writer capable of telling this story properly.
Whether you're learning to box or writing a novel or creating anything meaningful, it takes the time it takes. And that's not just okay, it's actually beautiful. We're so obsessed with speed, with productivity, with ticking boxes and moving on to the next thing. But some things are worth the slow burn.
I genuinely think we're at our best when we give ourselves permission to unfold at our own pace. To trust that we're exactly where we need to be, even when it doesn't feel fast enough.
So here's to the long game. Here's to showing up, day after day, and doing the work. Here's to five years well spent, and however many more it takes.
Because it'll be ready when it's ready. And so will we.
