Tough

TOUGH:



The Greek General/Philosopher Thucydides once said, " we should remember that one man is much the same as another and that he is best who is trained in the severest school."





So you say you've had it hard in life?  A tough upbringing?

Good for you. Those who have hard things to do must go through great misfortune and experience set backs.

Misfortunes and discomforts of profound consequence are not fun. Yet if they have occurred in your life they have tought you something--resilience.

They have made you tough. Maybe physically, maybe mentally, maybe both.

As long as your battles haven't broken you, they have influenced you for a reason. They are signs along your path.

They have explained to you, in explicit detail, that your mission in life is going to be a hard one. And you needed the hard training to be able to accomplish it.

Push on.

Specialized military units go through training that only a small percentage of those who undergo it can complete. This is done for a reason--the missions they will be tasked with embarking upon will be the hardest. Some will be almost impossible. 

Your mission is to move yourself and your plans forward. To never look back. To find a way.

Severity you now understand. Adversity you have learned to use as fuel. Doubt? Just another phantom to be overcome. Tough? You already understand tough, you know things about yourself that most people are never tested to find out about themselves. 

Complete your missions...


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