Outside of women, money, and hitting the gym, life occasionally throws things at you that will test you.

This could come in any number of forms. Starting your own company. Battling with health issues. Or even accepting that everything you've been told about women and society has been a lie. Well that's not an easy pill to swallow, and most men lie to themselves their entire lives about it. It's harsh. It hurts.

Every so often something comes along, and it is the hardest thing you've ever done.

During times like these what will you do?

  1. Recognize you are being tested. Are you going to overcome or are you going to crumble? One of my favorite quotes, "If you're going through hell, keep going" by Winston Churchill. Perhaps you have lost a family member too young. You feel like shit. Death is shoved right in your face and makes you question your path. You're being tested. Would this family member want their passing to break you? Of course not. They would want you to take their passing as a reminder of how incredible life is, and how you will live each day to the fullest with no regrets.
  2. Remove your emotions from the equation. Turn your brain off. For lots of situations, if you just put your head down and work, it's not that bad. Maybe you want to get in better shape. Lose 50 pounds and build some muscle. It sounds difficult in aggregate. Break it into chunks and remove your emotion from your decision making. Hit the gym TODAY. Hit the gym TOMORROW. it's that easy. This compounds and soon you'll wake up and not recognize yourself in the mirror.
  3. If it was easy, everyone would do it. But it's not. And because of that, you're distancing yourself from the average man/boy. Once you've scaled this mountain you will see things from a perspective they will not understand. They couldn't understand. I've always respected veterans that saw combat. I'm certain they view the world differently than I because of it.

But once you get through it, you will view life through a different lens. Tasks which previously challenged you will be a cake walk.

Do something today that sucks. Challenge yourself.