You're going to lose sleep. You'll doubt whether it'll work. You'll stress to make ends meet. You won't finish your to-do list. You'll wonder if you made the right call—with no way to know for years. That's what hard feels like. And that's okay.
Everything worth doing is hard. The more worthwhile, the harder it gets. The greater the payoff, the greater the struggle. If it's hard, good—it means others won't do it. More for you.
That discomfort you feel—whether in business, growth, or self-development—isn't a bug. It's a feature. It's the selection criteria. That's why few people reach peace of mind. That's why few stick to fitness. It's hard. And that's the price of doing meaningful work.
"Fear is a much more powerful driver than desire."
"Most people are running away from things they don't want, not toward things they do."
"Most people have more pain than love in life, and pain is a significantly more potent fuel."
"The amount of discomfort you need to become someone of note in any field requires massive activation energy."
"If you have the grindset and the desire—try working 16 hours a day for 6 months and see what happens."
"There's power in knowing you have that capacity in the tank for when life calls on it."
"It's the difference between running away from a fight because you're weak, and walking away because you're strong enough not to prove anything."
The bar is low. Today, it's easier than ever to succeed—because most people are soft. Even being a "weekend savage" can put you ahead.
The single greatest skill you can develop is the ability to stay in a great mood in the absence of things to be in a great mood about.