When we think of success we often think of an accomplishment that was hard to achieve.
We fail to define what “hard” means.
Because hard typically makes us question whether something is worth going after.
But what if hard is a mental hurdle, not a physical one?
Anyone would agree that running a marathon is hard to do.
But that’s using the mindset of where you sit today. Of course, it’s hard, because you are not a runner or don’t exercise or have never done a race.
But, what if you slowly built up the endurance to run that distance where 26.2 miles is a challenge but not out of the question.
Physically, running a marathon can be hard but the act of getting to the starting line can be much easier.
It’s about:
Accountability
Consistency
Preparation
Discipline
All things well within our grasp to acheive on a daily basis.
Maybe we are making the goals too lofty?
We don’t have to run 26.2 tomorrow, we might just do a short jog around the block.
We might not have our nutrition dialed in but we can decide to cook healthily during the week vs getting fast food.
We might not be ready to go to sleep earlier but maybe we can shut off the technology 60-minutes prior and read.
These things are easy. They are almost so simple it’s annoying that we don’t do them more often.
What’s hard is the mental gymnastics of battling our old ways of doing it.
What’s hard is taking control.
Success isn’t necessarily hard. It’s the culmination of small steps over a long period of time.
What’s hard is believing we deserve that success and refocusing our efforts on the things that matter.
The rest becomes annoyingly simple.