19 Hard Things You Need To Do To Be Successful
Dan Waldschmidt, Edgy
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Jan. 14, 2014, 11:44
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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.
You have to do the hard
things. The things that no one
else is doing. The things that scare you. The things that make you wonder how
much longer you can hold on.
Those are the things that define
you. Those are the things that make the difference between living a life of
mediocrity or outrageous success.
The hard things are the easiest
things to avoid. To excuse away. To pretend like they don’t apply to you.
The simple truth about how ordinary
people accomplish outrageous feats of success is that they do the hard things
that smarter, wealthier, more qualified people don’t have the courage — or
desperation — to do.
Do the hard things. You might be
surprised at how amazing you really are.
