![]() ![]() Slid through ice (while still half asleep) just to drive a few miles to the Want to do, it’s easy to think, “Why am I putting myself through this?”Īnother personal example, when I used to get upĪt 4:40 every morning to go for a run (pre-kids), I remember theįreezing cold air hugging my body as I gripped my frigid steering wheel and When you’re doing something that you don’t Positive by adjusting your thought process. Worse for yourself or even just a bit more Whatever is making you really miserable–but you can’t avoid doing it forĬontrol over your attitude, and you can choose to make the situation either So whatever task you’re struggling with or Reminding myself just how miserable I was. This shift in attitude made the running just a bit easier, as I was no longer ![]() I remember thinking to myself, “I couldĮither complain about this or I can just accept it– either way, I still have to run.” Soccer team, some of the other girls got in trouble for messing around so ourĬoach made the whole team run…a lot. I remember in 7th grade when I was on the No matter what is in front of you, you have toįigure out a way to overcome it in order to The suck” can apply to your life, let’s look at some lessons that you can takeĪway from this attitude. To understand a bit more about how “embracing There are many ways in which this saying can help you, including urging you to: Personal that you can think of that applies to your own life–you can embrace the suck to get through it. In this case, it’sīy job hunting, interviewing, and finding a new normal for your life that will Your career gives you an opportunity to feel a sense of fulfillment andĭo something you enjoy while also earning a living wage. Waste a lot of really important time in your life. Taking the easy way out here is causing you to Unknown, which is often scarier and seemingly more uncomfortable than simplyĭealing with “the suck,” so we just remain content with being miserable. Goals and the possibility of actually finding a job that you would enjoyīecause doing so would require you to reboot your current familiar habits. Happier if you developed a new routine in a new job, right now it’s easier to sacrifice these long-term The answer is: habit, familiarity, and ease. I think many people are in this situation when If you don’tįace your unhappiness, you will simply prolong the misery. Thing is, the more you try to rationalize remaining miserable, the stronger Settled in, you don’t want to start over, etc. Rationalizing staying in this job because the commute is easy, you’re already You resent five out of the seven days of the week. Let’s say you’re in a job that really makes Probably seeps a bit further into your life than simply during the time you’reĮxperience some feelings of dread beforehand and you may even mope around a bit That feeling that you have toward your “thing” Think about your attitude when you’re facing this situation. Or perhaps there is one tedious task that you have to do each week at work that you simply dread.You really hate doing the dishes or getting up in the morning to go exercise.You really dislike having to go to Sunday night dinners with your in-laws because all they want to do is fight about politics.You just really hate your commute because it’s long and you have to deal with other sucky drivers on the road.You dread going to work every day because you are miserable in your job.In this video, David Goggins, a former Navy SEAL turned motivational speaker, explains how he applied this mantra to his everyday experiences going through Navy SEAL training (warning: explicit language). Military order and a well-advised concept that anyone can use in their daily ![]() This Operation Iraqi Freedom phrase is both a In military jargon, this means To consciously accept or appreciate something that is extremely The military, there’s a saying that is very similar to the one I originally It probably doesn’t take them long to figure it out. Serving our country is going to be physicallyĪnd psychologically draining–and if they don’t know that in the beginning, I’m sure everyone realizes that their time Speak from personal experience, I don’t think anyone goes into the militaryĮxpecting it to be a cakewalk. To me at the time, what I was experiencing was minor compared to those who In hindsight, while my issues seemed huge When I first graduated from college and was going through some periods of Self-help author who advocated for the use of medical marijuana. This was originally said by Peter McWilliams, a best-selling Tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream.” The first time I heard it: “Be comfortable being uncomfortable. ![]()
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