Doing Hard Things

Most things that are hard to do are not actually hard to do.

They are just made up of a bunch of small things that we do consistently for a long time.

Raising children: consistency for a long time.
College: consistency for years.
Career: consistent for a long, long time.
Climbing a mountain: practicing hand holds and balance over and over and over. 

The other type of hard thing is not made up of a bunch of small things.
They feel difficult because they involve a bad feeling.

Telling someone you are breaking up with them.
Facing a serious illness.
Understanding dark matter and string theory.

So, there are two types of hard things.

One you master by doing small things repeatedly with consistency.

The other you get through by being willing to feel all the feelings.

Figure out which you are facing and you have a strategy.
(Sometimes it’s both.)

Either way, you’ve got this.