Today’s Dadly Daily Declaration comes from Chapter 3 (titled #1. When You’re a Cleaner, You Keep Pushing Yourself Harder When Everyone Else Has Had Enough) of Tim Grover’s book, Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable. In this chapter, expounds on what separates Cleaners from Coolers and Closers, or what separates pros from amateurs. He writes, “You train like a pro by committing to work at the highest level of intensity, every moment, in everything you do, constantly working on your body, your skills, your preparation, leaving no detail to chance.”
Another gem in this chapter concerns the work ethic of Cleaners. Grover writes, “Cleaners do the hardest things first, just to show there’s no task too big. They might not be happy about it, they don’t ever love it, but they’re always thinking about the destination, not the bumpy road that takes them there. They do whatever they have to because they know it’s necessary, and you usually don’t have to tell them twice.”
So, here is what I discovered today from this chapter:
Do. The. Work. Every day, you have to do something you don’t want to do. Every day. Challenge yourself to be uncomfortable, push past the apathy and laziness and fear. Otherwise, the next day you’re going to have two things you don’t want to do, then three and four and five, and pretty soon, you can’t even get back to the first thing. And then al you can do is beat yourself up for the mess you’ve created. Now, you’ve got a mental barrier to go along with the physical barriers.
There are no secrets. There are no tricks. If anything, it’s the opposite. Whether you’re a pro athlete or a guy running a business or driving a truck or going to school, it’s simple. Ask yourself where you are now, and where you want to be instead. Ask yourself what you’re willing to do to get there. Then make a plan to get there. Act on it. Do. The. Work.
