Why chase down the difficult things?

It's certainly not being productive for the sake of being productive.

It's not for the flex or the trophies.

It's because meaning in life is directly tied to conquering the unconquerable.

Harnessing the outside world.

It's about seeing what we can become when we put ourselves in position to grow.

The adventure of a lifetime that awaits anyone who chooses to accept.

That's why.

But it's not a one-and-one affair.

That's the thing.

Life has a way of filtering out the timid and the unsure to identify those that really want it,

as though it sees us sign that dotted line and asks, is that so?

Let me remove that comfort and predictability. See if then it still sounds good. Let me place the value on the other side of the pain. See if you're

still enthusiastic about the pursuit.

In fact, let me burn the map.

Dim the lights, add some obstacles along the way,

see how giddy you are about all this now.

And see the difference between those who make change and those who dream about change comes down to one simple

thing. How do you view the obstacles? Are they a problem? Are they an anomaly? A red flag? Because if they are,

you've lost before you've started. But because if they are, you've lost before you started.

But the ones who see adversity as simply the expectation,

the water that grows the seed, the wheel that turns the car, the switch that lights up the room,

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