The moment you are trying to reach the next level, there is always going to be adversity. The biggest reason people quit is that they knew it would be hard…but they didn’t know it would be that hard.

It’s hard to build a business, stay married, stay fit, or have a strong relationship with God. We rarely share how hard it is, so it sometimes looks easier than it is to someone who isn’t going through this shit.

Here are 5 ways to train your mind to love doing hard things

1- You are not like everyone else.

If leading were easy, everyone would do it. Most people want an easy life, you want a meaningful life. Don’t try to squeeze yourself into the mold of what other people want, be proud that you were born to be bigger than the average person.

2- It’s a choice

You have to choose to do the hard work every day because no one will do it for you. If you screw up, nobody is coming to save you, so if you choose not to do the hard work, you will see the consequences. 

3- You have been called to lead.

Leadership is a calling. When you listen to the calling, you will have purpose. Most people don’t understand that calling, because even if they hear the calling, they don’t know how to listen. Life doesn’t get easy when you hear the calling, it means it’s up to you to do what it takes to fulfill your purpose.

4- There is a price to pay

Nothing in life is free. There is a price for success and a price for regret. You have to choose which price to pay.

5- Fall in love with the process

Don’t miss out on the joy of the process. Time stops for no one. Who you become in the process is more important than reaching the destination.

Doing hard things is a matter of discipline. Discipline is doing things when you don’t feel like doing them. Don’t rely on your feelings, do hard things because good things are always on the other side of hard things.