Rise and shine. 6am and your hand canât make it to the alarm clock before the voices in your head start telling you that itâs too early, too dark, and too cold to get out of a bed.
Aching muscles lie still in rebellion, pretending not to hear your brain commanding them to move
A legion of voices are shouting their unanimous permission for you to hit the snooze button and go back to dreamland, but you didnât ask their opinion.
The voice youâve chosen to listen to is one of defiance.
A voice thatâs says there was a reason you set that alarm in the first place. So sit up, put your feet on the floor, and donât look back because weâve got work to do.
Welcome to The Grind!
For what is each day but a series of conflicts between the right way and the easy way,
10,000 streams fan out like a river delta before you, Each one promising the path of least resistance.
Thing is, youâre headed upstream
And when you make that choice, when you decide to turn your back on whatâs comfortable and whatâs safe and what some would call âcommon senseâ, well thatâs day 1.
From there it only gets tougher.
So just make sure this is something you want.
Because the easy way out will always be there, ready to wash you away, all you have to do is pick up your feet.
But you arenât going to are you?
With each step comes the decision to take another
Youâre on your way now
But this is no time to dwell on how far youâve come.
Youâre in a fight against an opponent you canât see
Oh but you can feel him on your heels canât you?
Feel him breathing down your neck
You know what that is?
Thatâs youâŚ
Your fears, your doubts and insecurities all lined up like a firing squad ready to shoot you out of the sky
But donât lose heart
While they arenât easily defeated, they are far from invincible
Remember this is The Grind
The Battle Royale between you and your mind, your body and the devil on your shoulder whoâs telling you that this is just a game, this is just a waste of time, your opponents are stronger than you.
Drown out the voice of uncertainty with the sound of your own heartbeat
Burn away your self doubt with the fire thatâs beneath you
Remember what youâre fighting for
And never forget that momentum is a cruel mistress
She can turn on a dime with the smallest mistake.
She is ever searching for that weak place in your armor
That one tiny thing you forgot to prepare for
So as long as the devil is hiding the details, the question remains,âis that all you got?â, âare you sure?â
And when the answer is âyesâ. That youâve done all you can to prepare yourself for battle THEN itâs time to go forth and boldly face your enemy, the enemy within
Only now you must take that fight into the open, into hostile territory
Youâre a lion in a field of lions
All hunting the same elusive prey with a desperate starvation that says VICTORY is the only thing that can keep you alive
So believe that voice that says âyou CAN run a little fasterâ and that âyou CAN throw a little harderâ and that âyou CAN dive a little deeperâ and that, for you, the laws of physics are merely a suggestion.
So rise and shine.
Luck is the last dying wish of those who want to believe that winning can happen by accident.
Sweat on the other hand is for those who know itâs a choice.
So decide now because destiny waits for no man.
And when your time comes and a thousand different voices are trying to tell you
that youâre not ready for it,
listen instead to that lone voice of descent,
that one voice that says:
âyou are readyâ
âyou are preparedâ.
Itâs all up to you now!â
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