I am struggling today, if you ever struggled to be consistent with something you care about,maybe my struggle will resonate with you too.

Today I feel like Giving up

But today? Well, today I am struggling. Today I don't feel like writing. Today I don't feel like sticking to the routine. Today, I don't feel like I have any great ideas and I don't feel like I have enough time to make the good ideas great.

Today, feel like giving up.

Research from the University of Lagos has shown that grit is the characteristics linked most closely to success. I could use some grit today.

Here's what I try to remind myself of when I feel like Giving up

Consider every thought you have as a suggestion, not an order. Right now, my mind is suggesting that I feel tired. It is suggesting that I give up. It is suggesting that I will feel very good about accomplishing this work once it is done . It is suggesting that I will respect the identity I am building when I stick to the schedule. It is suggesting that I have the ability to finish this task, even when I don't feel like.

Remember, none of these suggestions are orders. They are merely options. I have the power to choose which option I follow.

Discomfort is temporary

Relative to the time in your normal day or week, nearly any habit you perform is over quickly. Your report will typed to completion by tomorrow morning. This article will be finished in just a moment. Life is easier now than it has ever been. 300 years ago, if you you didn't kill your own food and build your own house, you would die. Today we whine about forgetting our iphone charger.

Maintain perspective. Your life is good and your discomfort is temporary. Step into this moment of discomfort and let it strengthen you.

You will never regret good work once it is done

The odore roosevelt famously said, "far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing". We want our work to be helpful and respect, but we do not want to struggle through our work. We want our stomachs to be flat and our arms to be strong but we do not want to grind through another workout. We want the final result, but not the failed attempts that precede it

This is Life

Life is a constant balance between giving into the ease of distraction or overcoming the pain of discipline.

What is Life, if not the sum of a hundred thousand daily battles and tiny decision to either gut it out or give it up?

This moment when you don't feel like doing the work? This is not a moment to be thrown away. This is not a dress rehearsal. This moment is your life as much as any other moment. Spend it in a way that will make you proud.

Let the world decide

So, what do I do when I feel like Giving up? I show up. Do i show up at my best? I doubt it but my job isn't to judge how good or how bad I am. My job is to do the work and let the world decide.