“A watched pot never boils.” This idiom is said to date back to the mid-1700’s, and is credited to the great Ben Franklin.
It indicates that things (appear to) take longer when you are waiting for it.
While it is true that our perception changes, the truth is that the water will take the exact same amount of time to boil as if we were not to observe it.
So while I work on my business, thinking of various ways to make it to grow faster, I try to stop and consider that the pot will boil, even though watching it makes me feel impatient.
In fact, when I step back and stop watching so closely, I can already see the simmer starting to rumble.
All in due time…and not a moment sooner.