The top 1% in any industry do not do different things than us. They do the same things differently.
On any given day, Jerry Seinfeld and I might write for an hour.
Now, other than the blatantly obvious difference between us, what is the difference in that hour?
Well, for me that hour might include a couple phone checks, overthinking what I put down on the paper, and getting frustrated.
For Jerry Seinfeld, it is complete solitude from the outside world.
He doesn’t have to write, but he can’t do anything else, which usually results in him writing.
The second difference is that I get frustrated and think, “I will wait until I’m inspired and have something to say.”
Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t get inspiration and then write, he writes to get inspiration.
The final difference is that Jerry Seinfeld is going to show up the next day and every day after that until he leaves this earth.
I have a tendency to show up when I feel like it.
The top 1% don’t do different things than us—they do the same things differently.
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