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Feb 2022
12m 4s

It's Good To Be Lazy

Scott Smith - Motivation and Coaching
About this episode

I have an admission to make. 

I'm a bit lazy. Yes, I also like to work harder than most people. Still, I'm lazy when doing things I don't want to be doing.

It's been said that when you do what you love to do, you will never work another day in your life. Frankly, I've found it to be quite the opposite. What I do is difficult and takes a lot of time and effort. 

But I enjoy it? 

Still, I'm lazy. I want everything to be easy, and I want it now. I don't think I'm different than anybody else. I'm lazy. I'm driven. I'm lazy.

I think I made my point. And if you know me well, you may be thinking; he's not that lazy. 

Oh yes, I am…

While it may take a long time to master the skill required to make things easy for myself, I'm only willing to go through the hard work if it allows me to be lazy - eventually.

And do you know what the coolest thing is about being lazy?

Your initial hard work allows you to be lazy and makes what you do look easy to others. Too bad for them. I guess they were sleeping and binging Netflix when you were preparing to make it look easy and be lazy.

Here's today's life lesson.

It's good to be lazy, as long as you are willing to do the work required to allow you to be lazy - someday.

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