hard

It was late. There was crying. We were both tired. My nine-year-old son had at least an hour of homework to do, but it was already past his bedtime.

This was hard.

One of my other sons is currently grounded. Enforcing his restrictions is exhausting.

This is hard.

Trying to get four kids to take care of their school work and do daily chores?

Just like you, I've got other hard things that I'm dealing with as well. Some hard things aren't suited for public discourse and should only be addressed with a select few.

Hard is relative though.

Being injured is hard. Not being healthy is hard. Having someone you love in the hospital on their death bed is hard. Watching someone you love die of cancer is hard.

It’s all hard. Life is hard.

If we CHOOSE our hard, we can make progress. Waking up early and working out is hard. Going for a run when your legs and back are sore is hard. Learning how to use a CRM regularly for managing deal pipeline is hard. (current status btw)

Not learning a skill that you want and living with the reality of not having that skill is hard.

Neglecting the things you want to do and mentally abusing yourself when you don't is hard.

Life is hard. No matter what. You will face hard times.

But the good thing is, you can choose your hard.

If you condition yourself to embrace hard things and to be up for a challenge, you will progress and accomplish more than you ever thought possible.

What is your hard?

Hard can be rewarding. I just got this email...

A big company—who's chosen to remain anonymous—recently sent me this about their Shift Nudge Team plan. Getting to the place where I receive emails like this was incredibly hard.

I’ve got plans for more hard things and sometimes it feels debilitating, but what’s the alternative? Unrealized dreams? Unmet potential?

The number one regret of people on their deathbed, as reported by Bronnie Ware, a nurse who cared for patients in the last weeks of their lives, is “I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”

That’s what I want.
To live a life true to myself.

Who doesn’t want that?
Choose your hard.

I believe in you.