by Marc Chernoff
If you truly want something, you also have to want its costs.
When it comes to achieving the dreams, it’s important to realize that most people want the reward without the work — the shine without the grind. You can’t get to a destination in life without a journey. And a journey always has costs. At the very least you have to invest your time and energy into taking consistent steps forward.
So instead of only thinking about what you want — a dream or goal — also ask yourself: “What am I willing to invest (or give up) to get it?”
Or for those inevitably hard days: “What is worth struggling for?”
if you catch yourself wanting something day in and day out, month after month, yet you never take consistent action and thus you never make progress, then maybe it’s time to let that goal go, because you don’t actually want to struggle through the steps required to achieve it — the costs seem too high to you. And that’s OK — it’s OK to change your mind or dream a new dream. The key is to be honest with yourself along the way.
How do I survive, when waiting?................
