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The More You Can Get Yourself to Do Hard Things, the More Success You’ll Achieve
“Only in a state of discomfort can you grow.” -Bill Eckstrom, Tedx Speaker
Often, you have to do the opposite of what you want to get better.
But the thing about doing hard things is that they’re, well…hard. Best-selling author Seth Godin wrote a book describing this phenomenon called The Dip; at some point, it gets really hard to keep going on your path to mastery. This part of the journey is the “dip,” where most people give up; it’s why so few people ever master anything.
But the more you can get yourself to do things you usually don’t want to do — things like:
- Wake up early
- Eat healthier foods
- Cut off toxic friends
- Drink less caffeine & alcohol
- Have difficult conversations
- Admit your shortcomings
- Journaling
- Watch less TV
- Read more
- Exercise
…the more success you’ll experience. Because by doing things you don’t want to do, you increase your capacity to earn more income, have better relationships, experience better health, sleep better, work longer, feel more creative, and…
