What’s Even Harder

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Doing the work is hard, but what’s even harder is coping with the fact that you had potential and didn’t capitalize it.

The fatigue you feel from hard work is surface-level, whereas thinking “could have been me” the rest of your life will completely destroy you at the core.

Pushing yourself to build the life you want is hard, especially if you’re ambitious.

However, what’s even harder is NOT pushing yourself and then constantly searching for ways to rationalize living a life you don’t want.

Even when you’re doing what you love, there will be grindy phases that you have to push through to unlock more of what you love.

Sticking with it can be hard, but what’s even harder is quitting and then finding ways to cope with your unrealized potential.

Working towards goals is hard, but what’s even harder is coping with the fact that you had potential and didn’t capitalize it.

Pushing yourself to do hard things is cognitively taxing, but what’s even more cognitively taxing is NOT pushing yourself and having to find ways to cope with your unrealized potential.

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