Today is the Day

This is what we tell ourselves. Today is the day I get in shape, or eat better, or don't get distracted, or get all my stuff done. Whatever it might be. We forget it's a process. Nothing happens all at once. Success comes in spurts; in fits and starts. But we have to have a process to achieve it. We don't suddenly wake up one day and say, "this is the day I run a marathon!" No, we plan for it, we train for it, we build up to it. So if you have something you want to do, something you want to be, start working toward it. Don't expect to wake up one day and just "be."
Interestingly enough, Sam Hinkie lost his job as the GM of the Philadelphia 76ers by creating "The Process." In the NBA, more than any other major professional sport, one player can change the fortunes of a franchise, due to the dynamics of the sport and the fact that only 5 players are on the court at once. This one player has to be truly great, but they can have a massive impact if they are. And the reality is that, short of being located in Florida and already drafting one superstar, you are unlikely to lure that one great player to your organization through free agency.
So Hinkie began "The Process" of ridding the Sixers of players who would only serve to keep the team in the equivalent of basketball purgatory. Maybe just good enough to sneak into the playoffs (or just miss them), but never going very far, but not being among the worst teams in the league. The fact is, to get that franchise-altering superstar, you nearly always have to draft him, and most like very high; usually in the top 5 picks (yes, some exceptions exist). Regardless, the process was sound, but also painful as it included a lot of losing.
But in the end, while Hinkie lost his job, Philadelphia is now positioned with not one, but 3 potential stars. They took a lot of heat for the direction they took, but the fact is that it worked. While you can't be certain that your process will work, the important thing is that you have one. Start working toward what you want to be, and what you want to achieve will follow.