Look, it's never going to be easy. But if life was easy we would never be challenged, we never have the need to get motivated or have our passions show through stronger than anyone else. People recognise when you've been working hard and that's what makes the difference. It's the secret to being a genius, you're not actually born into geniusness. You can be in a place where this stuff comes naturally, you just gotta work for it first. The first step to working hard is wanting to achieve what's at the end. Better yet, wanting to work hard (there's a difference between just wanting what's at the end, and wanting whats in the journey too). How do you make yourself want to work hard? Instead of just aiming for one reward at the end, try aiming for mini rewards throughout the journey. Aim for the reputation you'll have for keeping up the journey, who will you impress and where will that take you? Turn the hard work into something you actually love doing! I know that in itself sounds hard to do, but bring some fun and quirkiness to it. Working hard may seem like serious business but it doesn't have to be. If finding silly motivational post-it notes around the place gets you more motivated to work hard then DO IT! If you have to make yourself a gold star chart DO IT! Part of it is also accepting that you have to work hard. How do you expect humanity to get anywhere without a bit of hard work to get the world spinning? Do your part, and end your day thinking "damn, I made a difference today." |