“Understanding that growth in life is a process that can’t be rushed, at times we try to bypass, but then realize we’re moving in circles until we decide and learn to move in line with our growth process.”
Blessing C. Simeon, S.C.A.M (A Scheming & Crafty Aggressive Motion)
In a world obsessed with speed, overnight success, and instant results, the idea of waiting on a process sounds outdated, almost offensive. We’ve been sold the lie that real progress should be fast, flashy, and always forward. But the truth? Growth doesn’t answer to speed, it answers to submission.
This week’s extract from S.C.A.M reminds us of something we often overlook: real, lasting growth is a process, one that cannot be rushed. And if we’re not willing to honor that process, we’ll keep repeating the same cycles disguised as “hustle” or “grind.”
Let’s be honest:
How many times have we tried to skip steps?
Tried to cheat time?
Tried to fast-track a breakthrough we hadn’t built the capacity to sustain?
That’s the exact trap so many fall into, especially in our generation. We look for the shortest route to success, the fastest way to wealth, the easiest path to influence. And when those shortcuts fail us, we find ourselves right back where we started, confused, frustrated, and burnt out.
But growth doesn’t work that way. Growth doesn’t respond to panic. Growth responds to patience. It responds to discipline, to self-awareness, and to the painful-but-powerful act of taking it one layer at a time.
In S.C.A.M, I unpack how the pressure to bypass process is one of the biggest scams of our time. It’s a system that celebrates results but hides the reality behind them. A mindset that pushes young people to trade their future for fleeting moments of appearance. A culture that values looking successful over becoming truly whole.
Here’s the truth:
Every time you skip process, you delay purpose.
Because what you avoid now will eventually confront you later, often when you’re least prepared.
Think about it:
The character you didn’t develop? You’ll need it when power comes.
The discipline you skipped? You’ll wish you had it when pressure hits.
The lessons you rushed through? Life will make sure you learn them, one way or another.
So instead of trying to bypass the uncomfortable seasons, what if you embraced them? What if you saw the delay not as a denial, but as divine preparation?
That’s when you stop moving in circles.
That’s when you grow.
That’s when you start walking in alignment with your own journey, not someone else’s.
Because when you learn to move in line with your growth process, something changes. You stop competing. You stop rushing. You start building, solidly, steadily, and with wisdom.
So here’s your reminder for the week:
Don’t fall for the scam that says faster is better.
Don’t believe the lie that says “if you’re not there yet, you’re behind.”
You’re not behind. You’re just becoming.
Trust your process. Trust God’s timing. And stop running in circles trying to shortcut your destiny.
This is just one of the many real, raw truths from S.C.A.M – A Scheming and Crafty Aggressive Motion.
If you’re tired of surface success and hungry for authentic growth, this book is for you.
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Because sometimes, the real breakthrough doesn’t come from speeding up, it comes from slowing down and getting it right.