Big Goals Are Achieved In Silence
This morning I drove to the gym at 4:30am. Ice on the roads. Snow everywhere. When I walked in, the gym was empty. And it hit me—this is how it’s always been when the goal actually matters. Growing up, a lot of my development happened alone. Shooting by myself. Running by myself. Lifting weights. Watching film. No crowd. No hype. No one pushing me except me. When you commit to big goals, you don’t get the same luxuries everyone else gets. You don’t always get convenience. You don’t always get company. And you definitely don’t get constant motivation. The bigger the goal, the more competitive the space becomes. And the more competitive it gets, the more extra you have to do—extra reps, extra hours, extra focus, extra discipline. One of the biggest things I see with young athletes is the need for company to get started. They want friends to train with. They want a group before they go to work. That’s fine early on. But at some point, growth requires solitude. You have to be willing to push yourself when no one is watching. To show up when no one is clapping. To keep going when you’re tired, unmotivated, or uncomfortable. That’s not just athletics—that’s life. Craft is built alone. Discipline is built alone. Confidence is built alone. Learn to love that time. Learn to trust it. That’s where real progress lives. Go get after it.