Doing Hard Things
Life can be hard, You already know that. Some things are degrees of hard. What one person finds intolerable another might find a mere inconvenience. There’s a resilience factor at play.
Any of you who have watched children learn to walk have witnessed it. Up, then splat. Little legs and muscles are cueing together in a way never tried before, then plop. Unsteady, exciting, wobbly and ultimately (in most cases) success. Nature tells us that to grow is hard. It doesn’t end with the toddler. Thank goodness.
I was fortunate enough to have both of my grandmothers living in our home while I was growing up (true confession, at the time I didn’t always think it was a great idea, but I came around.) I learned a very different perspective about hard things from women who grew up two generations before me. My grandmothers had a much harder life than I have, and they never saw themselves as victims or tragic characters in life.
They were pragmatic people and just got it done. The difference is, now there are so many alternatives, ways to buffer around the hard things. We chose overwhelm, confusion, denial, cookies, Facebook, Netflix, wine. So many options were not really available to grandma, they just got it done.
When you read the message at the top of this post, do you hear Grandma’s voice? What is the energy that you need to overcome the obstacle that is your hard thing?
Determination
Discipline
Motivation
Excitement
Courage
Go about obtaining it today. Doing the hard things makes us stronger, it requires us to change to achieve them. It’s hard either way, but I think it's much harder not to get it done! It’s worth it. I promise you.
Let me help you get going. It’s what I do! Don’t just audit the messages here. Don't stay comfortable in your overwhelm, denial, (see list above), if it's gonna be hard on you either way, why not choose the option with an upside?
Do you know how PROUD of yourself you will feel when you choose your hard? I do!!
Have a couple of friends that you'd like to share the journey with? I now offer small private group coaching and group workshops. We take this conversation and apply it to YOUR world. The next groups are now forming, message me and I can get you the details. And always, if you’d like to talk one-on-one too, I offer a 30-minute complimentary discovery call and you can schedule one here.
With gratitude,
Anne