Reading through the book "The Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy, that got recommended to me by one of the guys in my mastermind group.
The book basically outlines that making small changes in the present makes huge differences in your life long term. It's the whole parable of the king, the wise man, and the rice. The king wanted to reward his advisor for an excellent piece of advice, and the wise man replied, 'the reward is more than enough for me that you took it.' But the king insisted, and the wise man said, alright, you could reward me by giving me one grain of rice on the first day, then double it each day for each square on a chessboard. And the king thinking it ridiculous said it would be. The first day the king sent the single grain of rice on a platter followed by a great parade of people, mocking the wise man in his weird request. As it came to pass, toward the end of the days, there wasn't enough rice in the entire country to fulfill what the king had promised.
The compound effect is massive, making one simple small act here and now can reap huge benefits down the line. The key is consistency, whatever it is, almost however small it is, as long as you are consistent in it, you will go far.
It's been hugely comforting to hear that again in another book and gives me great encouragement to continue being consistent in the things that don't necessarily give me a lot of value right now, but I know will down the line!