I used to hide my flaws, My issues. And the things that tear me down.
I used to show off this "image" of myself.
I wanted to be "perfect".

But I'm not perfect, And nobody is.
I love writing about positive things, Things that make me happy. I love writing posts that people can take action on. I love seeing people grow and improve.

But sometimes when we are on social media we see this seemingly perfect picture of how people live their lives. We see so many "lucky" people. Who have what we want. And we aren't sure why it's not "our" time yet. But everyone deals with crap; Everyone has their issues.
It's up to you to decide what you will let defeat you, and what you push forward despite you being hurt.

Long Hours

I work so freaking hard every day!
Seven days a week. I almost NEVER take a "full day off."

As I type this, I just got back from my UPS job; It's 5:46 A.m. and I haven't slept yet (I'll probably post this tomorrow afternoon though).

My body freaking hurts!
I loaded over a thousand boxes And lifted irregular packages weighing over 80lbs.
My mind is also overwhelmed, And I want to "run" it off. But can't because of my stupid fracture in my leg.

But that didn't stop me from focusing on completing the last of my to-do list today.

Success requires long hours; I don't care what anyone says, Sure. There's 1 in a million, Who gets this "effortless" success. But it's not common. Want something? Work at it!

Stop Being So Impatient

IT TAKES CONSISTENCY!
What does your boss make you do?
GO TO WORK EVERYDAY!
You are at work consistently.

• You serve their customers OFTEN
• You teach those kids Every day!

What does this have to do with anything?
You don't commit to your outside goals consistently?

Why not?

You try painting one day, decide you suck and quit.
You may even try for a week, Or months then you quit.

Maybe you have a goal to start your own business, So you try it, and when the customers don't show up, You throw that away too.
Or heck, Maybe you didn't even get that far. Instead you just took the safe route.

On average there are 262 workdays (2,096 hours).
If you sleep 365 days a year, At 8 hours that (2,962 hours).
Plus you have to take care of yourself, Which takes a few more hours each day: Showering, Eating, Cooking Etc.
In a year, If you get your weekends off, and Have perfect attendance. That's how much time you give your employer, and that's how much sleeping you do.

What if you dedicated the same amount of time to your goals?
While most of us can't do that Because we have bills to pay.
What are you doing with the other 5-7 hours of your time?

Exactly.

We always expect things to happen too quickly. But it takes time. It took me a year of working this crazy schedule to finally become fully self-employed. Then I ended up going back to my physical job anyways Because I was gaining a lot of weight and wanted to lose it again. (as well as other reasons).