HOW TO DO HARD THINGS
It's an inconvenient truth that the road to success isn't a secret. Most of us know exactly what we need to do to improve our lives. We prefer things that feel good and avoid things that we know are hard but most effective. Follow these tips to get hard things done with less struggle.
First, you need to make sure you know what the hard, but effective thing is in the skill or job that you want to improve. It's usually the thing that creates the output. For writers, it's writing. For musicians, it's writing a song. For athletes, it's doing a workout.
Figure out your why. Make sure you know why you want to do this hard thing. So figure out your why and frequently remind yourself of it. Write it down and put it where you can see it. The stronger your why, the better.
Every day at a particular hour, you will do this hard thing. Pure focus, no multi-tasking. Take it easy at first and gradually lengthen the amount of time you spend on this. Enjoy it, too. You're a winner and you can do it.
Leave the doubts behind. When you're doing something hard, your brain will try to find ways to stop doing it. You'll want to look things up or find easy ways of doing the hard thing. Don't give in to these tempting arguments during your hard work sessions. .
If you keep improving yourself by doing hard things, you'll be getting better at your targeted skill. So don't spend too much time working around the hard task. Just do the hard thing instead.
A. This should be easy to figure out.
B. Change your thinking so the hard thing looks good.
C. But we don't do those things because they are hard.
D. Make a commitment and turn the hard thing into a habit.
E. If you are not clear about it, you'll lose motivation quickly.
F. Do whatever you want after or before, but stay focused during.
G. Life is hard sometimes, and you will have to do hard things at some point.
