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The Growth Note | Persist in Simplicity

Read it. Feel it. Do something with it.

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Hey you,

Last week, my father and I traveled to China — to a remote Kung Fu monastery called Wu Wei Si, perched high above the Ancient City of Dali in Yunnan Province.

After being dropped off at the base of the mountain, we hiked nearly twenty minutes uphill with sixty-pound backpacks to reach the temple. The air was thin, the path steep, and the silence complete.

Waiting for us at the top was our Kung Fu master, Xing Ming.

During our time at Wu Wei Si, every time we asked him how to improve, he’d respond with the same calm smile and simple phrase:

“Persist in simplicity.”

At first, it sounded too easy. But over time, I realized it was the most difficult — and most profound — lesson of all.



3 Lessons from the Mountains

1. Simplicity is a Skill

In a world addicted to more, “persist in simplicity” is rebellion.

Dr. Ivan Misner says it this way: “It’s better to do six things a thousand times than a thousand things six times.”

Mastery is never about volume — it’s about repetition with intention.

2. Persistence Builds the Bridge

Whether it’s a sale, a relationship, or a personal goal, it’s persistence that closes the gap between effort and result.

It’s the follow-up call, the extra rep, the disciplined morning that no one else sees.

Fortune still favors the follow-up.

3. Pleasant Persistence Wins People

Persistence without warmth feels pushy.

But pleasant persistence — steady, respectful, and human — opens doors that brute force never will.

People say yes more often to those who are kind enough to keep showing up.

2 Quotes to Reflect On

“Persist in simplicity.” – Master Xing Ming

“It’s better to do six things a thousand times than a thousand things six times.” – Dr. Ivan Misner

1 Stretch for the Week

Pick one area of your life where you’ve been spreading your energy too thin.

Decide which “six things” truly move the needle — and commit to doing them with pleasant persistence.

Because simplicity, done consistently, still beats complexity done occasionally.

If this week’s Growth Note spoke to you, forward it to someone who’s been doing too much — and needs the reminder that mastery lives in doing less, better.

More soon — until then, speak boldly.

—Kamryn

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