You have to make the call you're afraid to make.
You have to get up earlier than you want to get up.
You have to fight when you are already injured, bloody, and sore.
You have to lead when no one else is following you yet.
You have to invest in yourself even though no one else is.
You have to look like a fool while you're looking for answers you don't have.
You have to deliver results when making excuses is an option.
You have to search for your own explanations even when you're told to accept the“facts”.
You have to make mistakes and look like an idiot.
You have to try and fail and try again.
You have to run faster even though you're out of breath.
You have to be kind to people who have been cruel to you.
You have to meet deadlines that are unreasonable and deliver results that are unparalleled.
You have to be accountable for your actions even when things go wrong.
You have to keep moving towards where you want to be no matter what’s in front of you.
You have to do the hard things. The things that no one else is doing.The things that scare you.The things that make you wonder how much longer you can hold on.
Those are the things that define you. Those are the things that make the difference between living a life of mediocrity or outrageous success.
The hard things are the easiest things to avoid. To excuse away.To pretend like they don't apply to you.
The simple truth about how ordinary people accomplish outrageous feats of success is that they do the hard things that smarter, wealthier, more qualified people don't have the courage to do.
Do the hard things. You might be surprised at how amazing you really are.
-invest [ɪnˈvest]v.投资；投入
典型例句
The best time to invest is now.
现在是投资的最佳时机。
最常用法
invest sth.in sth./doing sth.为某事付出（时间、精力等）
联想记忆
investment n.投资
-deliver [dɪˈlɪvə（r）]v.投递，递送
典型例句
We deliver your order to your door！
我们送货上门！
最常用法
deliver sth.to sb.把某物递送给某人
-option [ˈɔpʃn]n.选择
典型例句
I haven’t much option in the matter.
在这件事情上我无可选择。
最常用法
keep/leave one’s options 暂不做决定，留有选择余地
联想记忆
choice n.选择
-cruel [kruəl]adj.残酷的，残忍的
典型例句
Don’t be cruel to animals.
不要虐待动物。
最常用法
cruel to sb./sth.对某人/某事残忍
联想记忆
brutal adj.残忍的；冷酷的
-deadline [ˈdedlaɪn]n.最后期限
典型例句
I have a March deadline for the novel, it must be finished by March.
我那本小说必须在三月完成。
最常用法
meet/miss a deadline 快到/错过最后期限
-unparalleled [ʌnˈpærəleld]adj.无比的，空前的；盖世
典型例句
It was an unparalleled opportunity to develop her career.
这是她发展事业的绝好机会。
联想记忆
parallel adj.平行的；类似的
-accountable [əˈkauntəbl]adj.负有责任的
典型例句
Who are you accountable to in the organization?
你在这个组织里向谁负责？
最常用法
accountable to sb.对某人负责
accountable for sth.对某事负责
联想记忆
account v.解释
-outrageous [autˈreɪdʒəs]adj.蛮横无礼的，骇人的
典型例句
His treatment of his wife is outrageous.
他待妻子十分蛮横。
联想记忆
outrage n.义愤，愤慨
-pretend [prɪˈtend]v.假装，装作
典型例句
The time has come to stop pretending！够了，别再装蒜了！
最常用法
pretend to do sth.假装做某事
联想记忆
fake v.伪造；伪装
你要打电话，即使心里很怕。
你要比自己预想的起得更早。
当你受伤、流血、疼痛时要反击。
即使没人愿意听你命令，你也要领导他们。
即使没人愿意投资你，你也要投资自己。
当你寻求答案时，看起来笨一点没什么。
能找借口时，你也要给出结果。
即使你被告知要接受事实，也要自己找原因。
你要像个傻瓜一样犯错。
你必须不断失败不断尝试。
即使喘不上气，你也要尽力跑得快一些。
你要对那些对你残忍的人善良。
你要在不合理的最后期限前把事情做好，并做得很出色。
即使事情出错，你也要对自己的行为负责。
你要向目标迈进，不管横在你面前的是什么。
你必须做困难的事情。没人做的事情。你害怕的事情。让你知道自己能坚持多久的事情。
这些事能塑造你。它们能让生活有平庸和成功的天壤之别。
困难的事情最容易让我们逃避、找借口不做、假装看不见。
普通人获得成功很简单，他们做困难的事情，这些事是那些更聪明、更富有、更称职的人没勇气做的。
做困难的事情吧。你可能会惊讶自己有多了不起。