Preparation Seasons: The Quiet Work Behind Success

It’s funny looking back—I remember years ago I tried to start a blog called Shatese’s Pieces (Shatese is my middle name). I even had business cards I passed out, but nothing seemed to happen. No traction, no recognition… just a lot of effort that felt like it went nowhere.

Fast forward to today, and my professional blog is flourishing. I have business cards for my book 📕, readers who engage with my work, and opportunities I never imagined back then. It’s all taking off, and looking back, I realize those early attempts weren’t failures—they were preparation seasons.

Those quiet seasons, where it feels like nothing is moving, are often the work behind the scenes. They’re the time we sharpen our skills, learn our craft, and build resilience. Now, all of that early effort is showing up in the results I’m seeing today.

Success doesn’t always arrive on the first try. Sometimes, it’s the seasons of “trying and failing” that prepare us for the moments that truly matter.

So, if you’re in a season where it feels like nothing is happening, remember: you’re planting seeds. The harvest will come—you just might not see it yet. Habakkuk 2:3King James Version

³ For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. GALATIANS 6:9 KJ21

And let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.