In the Meantime

 In this episode, we talk honestly about the part of the journey nobody celebrates — the middle. The space between vision and reality where progress feels quiet, comparison gets loud, and doubt tries to settle in. This conversation is a reminder to stay grounded in your process, not distracted by other people’s timing, and not discouraged by small setbacks. If you’ve been building, waiting, and wondering if it’s working yet, this episode speaks directly to your mind and your discipline — encouraging you to keep working the vision until the door finally opens. 

Chapters

• 0:16 Welcome And Settle Your Breath
• 0:39 Naming The In-Between Season
• 1:50 The Trap Of Comparison
• 3:32 Interpreting Silence And Delay
• 5:45 Posture Over Pressure
• 7:16 Consistency Beats Distraction

Transcript

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Family, what is going on? It's your boy Prince here, and you already know what to do. Bring it in, come get this hug. How you doing? You alright? Welcome to another episode of Against the All Odds Podcast. Family, today I want you to take a breath with me for a moment. I want to talk to you. I want to speak to the version of you that's doing the work and quietly wondering if it even matters yet. There's a part of this journey that no one really prepares us for. We talk about vision, we celebrate manifestation, post wins, and we share testimonies after everything makes sense. But no one really talks or teaches us how to live in the middle. I call it the in-between time. The space between where you clearly are right now and where you clearly see yourself becoming. Because if we're honest, if I'm honest, if you're honest, if we are honest, our minds have already visited the future. We've seen it, right? We imagine stability, we have imagined the peace in our chest. We have imagined the day the opportunity finally meets our preparation. We've imagined waking up and not questioning where our direction is anymore. Your imagination lives in tomorrow, but your hands must still do the work in today. And that gap is where discouragement tries to move in. Because every day you still show up and the change is so microscopic. You do the same work and nothing drastic may happen. You stay disciplined and no one notices. You stay consistent and it feels ordinary. And the hardest thing about progress is that while it's happening, it rarely feels like progress, right? Then life will add another layer. You will look around and somebody else is being elevated. Someone else's moment is happening, someone else's business is growing, someone else's gift is being received loudly after yours has been what seems like to be ignored for so long. And you're genuinely happy for them. But you'd be lying to yourself in a small part if you didn't whisper, Am I behind? What's wrong with me? What am I doing wrong? When is my time coming? But listen, family, comparison is dangerous. Not because you want what they have, but because it makes you question what you're building yourself. We see the reveal, but never the rehearsal. We see the stage, but never the empty rooms they practice in. We see the announcement, but never the years no one asked. We don't see the ignored emails, the unpaid seasons. Um we don't see the nights they wanted to quit respectfully and quietly. We only see the moment it finally began to work for them. So we measure our beginnings against their breakthrough and call it a failure. But timing and value are not the same thing. Sometimes the only difference between you and the person you admire is how long they stayed when it was quiet. The in-between time tests something deeper than our talent, right? It tests your interpretation. Because if you've missed this season, if you misread this season, you will think nothing is really happening when everything is really just being formed. You will start focusing on what isn't moving instead of who you're actually becoming. And slowly your energy will shift. You will still show up, but now you're frustrated. You will still try, but now you're heavy. You will still do the work, but you're emotionally withdrawing from the vision. This is where many people don't quit loudly, we quit internally. We lower our expectation to protect our disappointment. We stop imagining, we stop hoping, we stop giving our best effort. Not because we stop caring, but because caring starts to hurt. But listen, growth requires posture, not pressure, not panic, posture. A position that says, I will not let delay rewrite my belief, I would not let silence mean absence, I would not let small losses define the outcome. Because what feels like stagnation, stagnation is often construction you cannot hear yet. You are not just building a result, you're building the version of you that can carry the result. Sometimes the door has not opened because the weight behind it requires stronger shoulders. And if it opened early, the blessing would feel like pressure instead of peace. So instead of asking, why is this taking so long? When is my time gonna come? Am I not doing good enough? Ask, what is this season strengthening in me? Patience is not waiting. Patience is continuing with a steady spirit while you're waiting. Let me tell you something. Something important. Distraction is the enemy of formation. When progress is slow, you'll be tempted to chase quick validation, right? To start 10 things instead of finishing just one. To pivot every time it feels uncomfortable, to abandon seeds because they did not grow overnight. But consistency is what turns invisible effort into visible reality. You don't work the vision occasionally, you work it daily, not emotionally, rhythmatically. Even when it feels small, even when it feels repetitive, even when it feels like no one is seeing all that you are doing or appreciating all the hard work you are putting into what you are so passionate about. Because you're not only working towards a moment, you're working into alignment. One day, family, that door will open, and people will call it sudden or overnight. They'll say that you came out of nowhere, say that you got lucky, they'll say that it happened so fast. But you remember the days it felt like nothing was changing, the days you kept going without evidence, the days belief had to be a decision, not a feeling. And then you'll realize that the in-between time was not empty, it was investment. It is time for us to invest in our future. So here's what I want to leave you with. Do not grow weary in the process. Don't let someone else's timing interrupt your obedience. Don't let small failures make you suspicious of the vision. And don't spend more energy tracking what's not happening than nurturing what is actually forming. Stay in the right posture, family. Keep your heart open, keep your effort honest, and keep your focus clear. Work the vision every day, all day, not anxiously, but faithfully and consistently. Because eventually, what has been slowly forming will suddenly appear, and the door won't just open, it's gonna burst down. And when it does, you won't be only ready to receive it, you'll be ready to maintain it, family. If no one has told you today, I am rooting for you, I believe in you, you have what it takes. Don't stop, keep going, keep working, keep trying, keep at it. It's gonna work for you. That's all I got for you in this episode, family. I'm gonna see you in the next one. But until then, keep working. I love y'all.