To be
successful in life, you have to do the hard things.
- You have to make the call you’re afraid to make.
- You have to get up earlier than you want to get up.
- You have to give more than you get in return right away.
- You have to care more about others than they care about you.
- You have to fight when you are already injured, bloody, and sore.
- You have to feel unsure and insecure when playing it safe seems
smarter.
- You have to lead when no one else is following you yet.
- You have to invest in yourself even though no one else is.
- You have to look like a fool while you’re looking for answers you
don’t have.
- You have to grind out the details when it’s easier to shrug them
off.
- You have to deliver results when making excuses is an option.
- You have to search for your own explanations even when you’re told
to accept the “facts.”
- You have to make mistakes and look like an idiot.
- You have to try and fail and try again.
- You have to run faster even though you’re out of breath.
- You have to be kind to people who have been cruel to you.
- You have to meet deadlines that are unreasonable and deliver
results that are unparalleled.
- You have to be accountable for your actions even when things go
wrong.
- You have to keep moving towards where you want to be no matter
what’s in front of you.