The Benefits Of Moving Slowly

The Benefits Of Moving Slowly

A standard automobile in top condition can sustain 150kph for long stretches of time without endangering the driver and passengers only if these situations are present: a long even, super-clean stretch of road, negligible traffic, and the best tires available. But even then, you run the risk of damaging your car’s engine pushing it that hard and even a small rock or a tiny pointed thing that gets embedded in your tires can cause a serious accident.

Try this: run as fast as you can at full throttle and see how long you can sustain that speed. Chances are, your fastest speed was only a couple of minutes – five minutes at most. And that is if you are in very, very good physical condition or probably when running for your life. Even professional track and field athletes can’t sustain top speed beyond what they trained for. Anything beyond that is abuse and deadly.

Both situations above prove one thing: life was not meant to be lived at a fast pace. Unfortunately, many people forget that. They go about life trying to accomplish things at lightning speed. Success is measured by how fast you can reach a particular ambition. The younger, the better! Slow pokes are considered laughable road blocks and are not worthy of praise or even slight notice. And that’s where everyone would be wrong.

You see, there are benefits to moving slowly. First, your steps will be sure. Going after a goal slowly makes you see the plan in its entirety. You can note the pitfalls and the steps needed to reach it rather than whizzing by and hoping that you’ll open the correct door by chance. Moving slowly up the career ladder for example is tiresome but if you learn everything you can in each rung that you’re placed in, you’ll be surprised that not only are you moving vertically, you are also broadening your horizon at the same time. Not only that, since you’ve been through the paces and know each one, small detours along the way will not distract you too much. Every step is a learning experience. It might even be the key for you to realize that going to Goal #2 is better than going for Goal #1.

Moving slowly also makes you appreciate the way you’ve come. You can note who helped you along with those who didn’t. You would have avoided the mistakes done by others and you can move up without the benefit of trampling somebody else. At the end of the day, that’s more important than speed.

Best of all, moving slowly also makes you remember not to neglect the important things in life like your family and your health. Success wouldn’t just be the same without them at your side.