We all know that there are usually two schools of thought for every aspect of life. There can always be different ways to achieve the same outcome and it is just a matter of choice for every one of us. Similarly, there are two ways through which we can choose to achieve our life goals. We can either choose to be a process-driven person or a result-driven person. So what do these terms mean? Let me explain it to you.
- Process-driven people
Process-driven people are the people who are truly in love with what they do and are driven by that love to work hard every single day. I have heard so many successful people talk about the importance of loving what we do, and I feel that this is one of the most successful mantras in the world.
The logic behind this is very simple. If you are truly in love with your day-to-day job, it will be much easier for you to put in the hard work that is needed for you to succeed. Sometimes I look at athletes or businessmen who dominate their fields for a long period and wonder about the things that keep them motivated and hungry. They’ve accomplished everything that there is to accomplish, they’ve earned enough money for their next few generations, they’ve got the fame, they’ve got people who work for them; they’ve got everything! Despite having all of this, the love that they have for their craft is what keeps them going.
“If you dread going to work in the morning, please do something else. It is an extremely hard decision to make, but when you do that, it is such a liberating experience”
– Kobe Bryant
When you love what you do, you are motivated by who you become in the process, and you are more in love with the process than the end result. That is why there are people who quit high-paying jobs to follow their passion. They are not worried if their passion will pay them enough or not, they just love the process and they are willing to dedicate their lives to it.
2. Result-driven people
“Find a job that you love to do” might be an easy thing to say to people, but in reality, it is extremely difficult to do. To find one’s purpose in life is never easy. There are people on their deathbeds crying about an unfulfilled life. If that isn’t hard enough, making a living out of your passion is equally hard. So what can we do if we are in a position where we haven’t found our passion yet? We can’t be sitting idle, and we can’t be mediocre at what we do as well. That is where the result-driven mentality comes into play.
These people are driven by the good feeling of the end result and they don’t really worry about loving their jobs. Even if they hate what they do, they push themselves to do their best because they love being a winner, they love the end result more than the process. If you are stuck in a similar situation, you have to look at the end result and let that motivate you to be better at your craft every day. You cannot let your struggles affect your efforts because they will always be part of your life.
When we focus on the champions that we are about to become, life will start making more sense to us.
Wordsbykenaniah 