The Discipline of Intentionally Doing The Hard Things

It is often harder to do what’s right than to do what’s wrong.  (You’ve already made that startling discovery, right?)  This means there will be times in which we will have to be willing to do what is hard if we want to do what is right.

So consider this:  Many people, for obvious reasons, resist and avoid difficult things whenever possible.  This is understandable because hard things are… well… they’re hard.  And that’s not fun.

However, wise people willingly enter into the discipline of doing slightly less challenging hard things on a regular, consistent basis because that allows them to build the capacity to handle the more challenging harder things when they, inevitably, come along.