After 40 days, my butt was no longer the problem.

I could finally finish a stage sitting on the saddle.
I could eat a meal without standing at the bar.
And I could think about something other than the pain.

This may not sound like an important milestone in a 3,200-kilometre ride around France.

But it is not unlike:

• a startup finally fixing a critical bug;
• a company overcoming a production bottleneck;
• a student mastering the one subject threatening their qualification.

To outsiders, these may look like minor developments.

To the people involved, solving them can substantially increase the chances of reaching a much larger objective.

The Perspective Shift

Success is often decided by solving small problems nobody else notices.

We naturally focus on the visible objective: completing the tour, launching the business or earning the qualification.

But reaching it may depend on removing one unglamorous obstacle that repeatedly interferes with everything else.

The problem may appear insignificant from the outside. Its effect on the outcome is not.

Walk your talk,
Franck

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