Stoic philosopher Seneca once said, “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.” Doing hard things can be draining and uncomfortable, but it is where the most growth takes place. Most of us easily give up when this gets hard but it is when the going gets tough that we need to keep pushing. I constantly try to attempt relatively hard things periodically, and in the past three years, I have attempted the following:

• New sports: Volleyball, Badminton, Pickleball, Swimming and Basketball
• Learn a Foreign Language: Consistently perfected my spoken and written French by listening to a French podcast 1hr daily and moving to a French-speaking city.
• Programming Languages: Python and Java
• Run 15 Full Marathon 2022-2023: I ran six full marathons in 2022 and nine in 2023.
• Average 100+ Books per year across eBooks, audiobooks and physical books.