Everything is hard, you just gotta be bigger than your excuses and greater than your fears. Sure, easier said than done, but when are we going to stop letting our mind limit us and dictate our destinies? Someone* recently told me that anxiety is an emotion, not a diagnosis or personality trait, and to use that as an excuse for hindering your capabilities is pure laziness. There are so many things causing everyone stress, grievances, and making us apprehensive and anxious to take action and initiative, but the successful people find a way to do it regardless. Whether it boils down to swallowing the hard pill and sucking it up, asking for help when needed, or simply relentlessly grinding forward. The doers of the world and those wanting to contribute to society will always find a way to get it done.
There are always going to be toxic people in your life. The crabs in the bucket dragging you back down to their level of mediocrity. Envy and jealousy will keep them from supporting you in your goals and they will loathe seeing anyone rise above their circumstance when they themselves are too apprehensive to try hard and take risks. Stop feeling bad for those unwilling to help themselves and instead of apologizing for pushing yourself when they haven’t, learn to embrace that tenacity instead. We all have the capabilities to do more than what life dictates of us, it’s just unfortunate that so many quit when the going gets tough. Put yourself in a bucket where you have the ability to climb, and not get dragged back down to the bottom dwelling crustaceans.
Be the person who cheers for others during their triumphs, and watch that same energy return to you tenfold. The world can be consumed with selfish people, or even worse, fake friends. You know the kind I’m talking about. Those that claim they want to see you succeed, just as long as you don’t reach any successes greater than them. You can win, but not if it means beating them, and this is the type of little PP energy you need to do away with. Imagine living a life so miserable that watching anyone else achieve feats you are too tentative, lazy, scared, or unwilling to do causes you grievances. Suck it up buttercup, that’s life.
I hope the media tells people there is a shortage of hard workers next, because then maybe those will panic and create an influx of those ready to push the envelope. Hell, it worked with gas and toilet paper where people came out in droves to panic-buy these items, irreverently causing a shortage. Right now, there is an incredible shortage of unemployment and those unwilling to work. I have never seen so many ‘help wanted’ signs in my life. But it’s always so much easier to not have to work hard and still make a meager living to get by then to push yourself out of your comfort zone in order to excel.
Again, everything is hard. You need to choose your hard. Marriage is hard. Divorce is hard. Working is hard. Unemployment is hard. Getting in shape is hard, Being out of shape is hard. Choose your hard. At the end of the day, everyone in the world is dealing with struggles, repercussions, stress, and anxiety. People are consumed with so many issues that many times they don’t have time to see yours, but will definitely see you when you start succeeding and winning and then inundate you with jealousy and hate. Who cares. Life is too short to preoccupy your time with so many frivolous worries. Be an adult and do what needs to be done and don’t expect to be coddled every step of the way. It’s time to take ownership and impact society for the better. Impose your will.
*Quoted from my teammate Jess Carter
