Pressure reveals things.
Excuses hide things.
And hardship?
Hardship tells you exactly
what is really inside of you.
THINGS TOUGH? GET TOUGHER!
The true test of anything is discovering how badly you really want it.
Anything worth having requires work, commitment, sacrifice, time and attention.
Sweat.
Hard labor.
Perseverance.
Tenacity.
All of these arrive ready to be activated and wielded.
And in the end…
the score tells the story.
RESISTANCE EQUALS GROWTH
A real challenge is nothing more than a workout for your skills bank.
Just like going to the gym and targeting specific muscle groups, life targets specific areas within us and begins working them.
With enough consistency and resistance, growth follows.
You quickly discover whether you actually enjoy the workout…
or only liked the idea of results.
CHICKEN OR THE EGG?
What escapes many people is they often do not know their own capabilities.
What is truly inside your skills bank?
Where do you excel?
Where do you falter?
Do you know your own limitations?
That is often the hidden purpose behind difficult circumstances.
The challenge is not only there to be overcome…
it is there to reveal you to yourself.
GOLD FOR THE TAKING?
Take the Gold Rush of 1849 for example.
People heard about gold and rushed toward the possibility of wealth.
Many had no idea what the work truly required.
Hardship quickly separated fantasy from reality.
And interestingly enough, what gave gold much of its value was not merely the gold itself…
but what it took to obtain it.
The gold may be there for anyone to take…
but who actually has what it takes to reach it?
TEST YOUR METTLE
Hard labor.
Hot weather.
Cold weather.
Failure.
Hunger.
Defeat.
Long suffering.
Competition.
Danger.
And perhaps the harshest reality of all…
other people willing to take what you have earned.
Those who survive difficult journeys rarely return the same.
They come back stronger.
Sharper.
Wiser.
Richer in more ways than money can explain.
WHAT ARE WE SEEKING?
Human beings are designed to complete cycles.
We begin something.
Work through every stage.
Push through the resistance.
Then arrive at a satisfying conclusion.
The harder the task, the more exceptional the taker required.
Some hear that call…
answer it…
and carry the process all the way through to harvest.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
You see this often when people start businesses.
From the outside it looks easy.
“If others can do it, so can I.”
But the actual doing shocks many people.
The failure rate quickly becomes very real.
The first six months may mop the floor with you.
The next six may send you packing if the fire within is not genuine.
Reality exposes fantasy quickly.
NO EXCUSES!
But if you can rise to the occasion…
problem solve…
refuse to back down…
stand firm…
and develop the proper mindset…
then you can make it.
I call this the NO-EXCUSE mentality.
It hurts.
It demands.
It pressures.
But it works…
if you work it.
THE TEST REVEALS ALL
Excuses arrive like a swarm of angry bees.
Fear.
Doubt.
Comfort.
Fatigue.
Distraction.
Self-pity.
All buzzing around trying to make you stop.
That becomes the true test:
How badly do you want it?
How willing are you to move beyond your own excuses?
Only you will know once you enter that realm and discover what truly lives inside of you.
In theory…
almost anything seems possible.
But not everything is for everyone.
And wisdom learns the difference.
— Richie
Pearls for the Soul
when you feed the soul, you feed everything.
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