When The Going Gets Tough...

The dog days of January.

Cold temperatures, limited sunlight, the middle of your season.

Don't let these things get you down. It's very common to feel the weight and drag of the season at this point. Early season goals have come and gone, or perhaps now seem out of reach. There have been plenty of ups and downs with seemingly so much time left. You already know the ins and outs of every teammates life. You are likely pushing through some nagging aches and pains if not lingering injuries.

Truth be told, it's times like these where the struggle is real. And where you find struggle is where you will find reasons to quit. When things get tough, when you've been pushing down a long road forever and hope is all but lost. Don't give up.

Although you don't see the end in sight, there is always a breakdown before their is a break through, only those tough enough, the people willing to continue through struggle, will reap the rewards of the light at the end of the tunnel. Without pushing onward you will never know how close you really are to your breakthrough. Success is a battle of attrition and those tough enough to push through challenges are the ones who earn success.

Keep working on your craft, for when the going gets tough, the tough get going.