The hard work will come. It doesn't care when, where, or how. It doesn't care how you feel or what is happening in your life currently. It will come. Some of the hard work will be of your choosing; parenthood, discipline, career, sports, challenging oneself etc. Most of it will be involuntary. The more voluntary... Continue Reading →
Good character is heavy
The heaviness of choosing the right way over the easy way must be accepted. Not just the thought of the weight, or words about the weight, but the physical moving of the weight; The lifting, the sweating, the bleeding, the heaving and the shouldering. Without training this capability, without callousing the hands and strengthening the... Continue Reading →
The habit of grit
"Why do you always insist on taking the hard road?" I replied, "Why do you assume I see two roads?" I believe in the theory that there is only one way we develop mental toughness......Doing hard things. The kind of hard things that force us to embrace discomfort, but purposefully, not stupidly. To keep pushing,... Continue Reading →
Inspired Lion 