Working hard does not necessarily mean you succeed

Constant work is good for the soul. My mother told me that when I was young. My father laughed in the background hearing it. Both of them retired when they were of age. Looking back I was placed in between a rock and a hard place. Growing up being one of the youngest, prodding and smashing the back of the head was how my elders communicated with me to do things.

I look back at all those and thank the stars that I went through it. Only a few things I can think of that I would like to change. Buying gold when it was just a hundred bucks, not buying toys on fiestas with my hard earned saved money and not stopping bitcoin mining when you could still do it comfortably on your cheap computer. But the experiences I grew up with my family, those I look back and see that they shaped me to be who I am today. Of course there is my martial arts training that also had an impact of me since I have devoted a good half of my life on.

My daughter recently started her own YouTube channel. She calls it an edit channel. She works hard at it. Posting several videos a day. Interacting with all her viewers and gaining the understanding on how they tick. She done a considerable amount that it is paying off. The growth for her is based on hard work.

Or so it seems. Looking at her overall activity I see that she questions them for verification on the content. She urges them to take actions. Each time the growth she eyes like an obsessed maniac. Big grin on her face. She looks like me so it's funny to watch the expression I pull when I am also obsessed with something.

Looking deeper on the trajectory of her channel I do see though that it is not all hard work. There is a very clear sense that she is more working smart. The game of manipulation. That is what I call it. The social game requires her to be smart and cunning.

It's often reminded inside me that working hard sometimes can achieve results with a lot of grit and determination. It forms callouses on the hands. Grinds out the cartilages in your joints. These are the costs you need to bare in order to succeed. Then I think, am I thinking hard enough that I am forcing myself to work hard? Have I forgotten there could be a door through the wall as opposed to trying to dig through it? There are always ways around a problem, it just needs time.

Time to think.
Time to grow.
Time to learn.

So right now I am proud of here hard work. It is hard work. But. She is also working smart. Using her brain. To influence her audience. Here followers. At such a young age. She is showing me up with here growth. The consistency she has done hopefully will bring her to her goal.

What ever that may be, only she will know.