Turning resistance into reward

“No problem. It’s what I do."

That’s what I said when one of today’s clients felt sorry for me having to inspect her boiling hot attic.

As a house inspector, that’s what I do. It’s not all I do, but it’s part of the job. Sometimes it’s hot, sometimes it’s cramped, and sometimes it’s not very exciting.

But it’s what I’ve signed up for, and overall, I still love my job. If I told a client, “You know what, I don’t feel like checking your attic,” I’d be out of work pretty fast.

There’s one employer, though, who thinks that kind of attitude is perfectly fine. Showing up or not — nah, not a big deal. There’s always tomorrow.

That boss is You.

Putting on the running shoes? Not right now, it looks like it might rain. Writing a blog post? Maybe later, it’s been a long day.

It’s easy. We can do whatever we feel like without getting fired.

But just because it’s easy doesn’t mean it’s the right thing to do. In fact, it’s often the opposite. Many of the things that are good for us come with a fair bit of resistance.

But if we manage to push past that threshold, we feel great afterwards. We’ve turned resistance into reward.

“It’s what I do” — a mindset that changes everything. We grab those dumbbells even when we’d rather watch a movie. We fire up the text editor even when the voice in our head insists we have nothing to say.

It’s what we do — and it’s a great feeling of accomplishment.