I’m in a constant battle of jumping over, going around, and going through obstacles. They just don’t stop. They seem to come out of nowhere and are there to simply ask “How bad do you want it”? It’s frustrating. In the beginning, you see it as a challenge. You’re thinking “Hey, this is just a little push back. I got this.” and you do. You think you are “paying dues” or showing your dedication but after a while it’s just annoying. I don’t know if you are at this point in your journey, but you’ll get there. The day will come when you take offense to the obstacles that pop up to ask, “How bad do you want it?”. You’ll respond with the question “Who the hell are you talking to?”
At this point, you’ve overcome the “ease of failure” love affair that most of us have. I mean, it’s such a smooth day when you don’t fight anything. Someone has the wrong impression of you, let them. Your company overlooked you again for that promotion, no biggie you’ll get it next year. You want to lose 10 pounds and hit a wall at 8, stop. Have a sandwich. It sounds like a joke but the individuals that do this are much of the world’s population. This is how we can hate an aspect of our life for life. The ease of failure is so sexy. Some just can’t get enough.
Why deal with the obstacles when it’s so easy to be still? Well, you get to move. You get to see what you couldn’t see. You hear what you wouldn’t have. You pick up skills that you couldn’t have in your past position. You will get bombarded with new issues but that is to be expected. With my intro, you also understand that it doesn’t stop. If it does, you’re not moving, and it should act as an alarm. In the journey to success, nothing is louder than silence. If that doesn’t make sense to you re-read this in the future.
In closing, you should work on falling out of love with the ease of failure. Remember, it’s the ease you are in love with, but failure is the result. It needs to become your ex. Literally, if needed. The ease of failure needs to be the partner who broke your heart. If you’ve never suffered from a broken heart it needs to be the thing you despise the most. This isn’t a permanent thing but will be an excellent tool in the beginning. Over time, the need to mask it as something else will cease and you’ll be able to navigate pass the temptation of failure’s comfort face to face. Get moving…

Food for thought…. you do the dishes.