Success, and particularly greatness, requires commitment and consistency over the long haul, which is becoming tougher and tougher in our hyper-distracted, anyone-can-do-anything culture.
There is empowerment in the fact that anyone-can-do-anything, but that is far different from and often confused with anyone-should-do-everything.
You have limits on what you can do, and particularly on what you can be great at because greatness requires commitment and consistency over the long haul.
Eugene Peterson calls it "a long obedience in the same direction".
Malcolm Gladwell talks about how becoming elite at anything requires 10,000 hours of practice.
The trick is, each individual only has a few sets of 10,000's to distribute within their lifetime. If you are not careful a 10,000 can be divided into sets of 100's or even 1000's and in the end 10,000 hours have been invested to ultimately go nowhere.
It is becoming harder and harder in the world we live in today to stay committed and consistent over 10,000 hours, but it also means that if you do stay committed and consistent over those 10,000 hours your chances of fascinating the world are exponentially multiplied.
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