During a Bloomberg interview, JP Morgan’s Asset Wealth Management CEO Mary Erdoes said if it takes 10 000 hours to achieve mastery in your work, then it would take 5 years to become an expert working the typical 8-hour days. She argues that to cut this time in half to 2.5 years, one would need to work 12-hour days, 6 days a week.
Many people argue against this, but I agree with her. To become the best at anything takes time and so you need to put in the work. Elon Musk once said “If you give yourself 30 days to clean your home, it will take 30 days. But if yourself 3 hours, it will take 3 hours. The same applies to your goals, ambitions and plans”.
Many people are against this type of work ethic, arguing that this kind of behaviour isn’t great for a work-life balance or that one’s health will deteriorate. My argument is if you want to make your dreams a reality or become one of Africa’s top earners then you need an exemplary work ethic because the world is a competitive place and only the best of the best ever make it to the top.
So cut out the noise, cut out the distractions, put your head down and do the work.
