"Do Hard Things": The Importance of Knowing Your Why
Embracing Discomfort and Developing Emotional Intelligence for True Toughness
Knowing your why is so important.
The space between stimulus and response is where true toughness is forged. It is in these moments that your toughness is put to the test. When your why comes into play, guiding you toward right action.
"When we have a purpose, we are able not only to endure and persist but also to provide a beacon that reminds us of what's important and to make the right decision at the right moment."
— Steve Magness
Are you using your emotions, or are those emotions using you?
This theme plays out throughout "Do Hard Things", where author and performance coach Steve Magness cites research and examples that demonstrate a new model of toughness for the reader. This new model is one that embraces discomfort as information and emotions as generative forces that can be used as fuel for doing the right things.
"Do Hard Things" is a tour de force in the importance of developing your emotional intelligence and is a must read for any one, particularly for those in leadership roles.
If you haven't read "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl, I would highly recommend.
It is full of luminary concepts but this one may take the cake -
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”