It’s not hard work; it’s focus

We talk about “hard work” as if it’s about pushing, grinding, and proving. But more often than not, what we call hard work is just focused action.

It requires discipline to keep your energy in one place, which is why “hard work” makes people so uncomfortable. We resist doing it, and when we judge others for doing it.

It is a beautiful thing to learn to release the distractions of what doesn’t matter. Focus is about releasing more and choosing where to go deep. Those of us who are clear enough to know what is important to us are the ones who will make the impact that’s most important to them, whether it’s the way we parent, work, or show up for our friends.

Maybe the work isn’t that “hard”. What if you just learned to tolerate and celebrate the discomfort of focus?