I am so tired today, I could drop and sleep right now.

And I guess I could justify it to myself. I was tired, I had ample reason to not show up and do what I said I would. No one would know.

But I would.

It’s important to show up on the bad days, more than it is important to show up on the good.

The bad days build grit.

It tells you that you want it. And these are the days you remember fondly.

When things are going well…why talk about it? Why exactly do we celebrate?

Some days I am more than ready to show up and perform. Those days are great. I feel alive, confident, like nothing can stop me and I will get my things done no matter what.

A lot of days, though, try to derail me on my path. I just don’t want to put in the effort required. I am tired, I am empty and frankly I just want to lie back, pleasure myself and perhaps eat like a pig.

But…it’s exactly those days where we need the grit.

I would say, welcome the bad days! It’s a great opportunity to fight the habit patterns of laziness and procrastination. Those habits are going to rear their head in full force. And you best believe that they will try and derail your progress!

So you fight it. And those small victories will eventually add up to the big wins.

Like, I went even when I was tired and down. I did it even when I didn’t feel like it.

That’s the stuff that makes legends. Handling the boredom of the mundane!