Are You Ready?

Are you ready for hard?

There’s a game on my phone that announces when you reach a hard level. And, when it does, I have to ask myself, am I ready for hard?

Because I’ve observed the difference when tackling the hard levels.

Instead of playing a couple of levels while taking a brain break from something else, the hard levels require my attention and energy. They will often require some extra lives, or to use the boosters I collect in the easier levels.

So, I ask:

Do I have the energy to tackle hard right now?

Am I feeling clear and focused?

Do I have enough resources and support at my disposal?

Have I built up a reserve that I might tap into if needed?

Does hard feel like a challenge or a chore at this moment?

And when hard arises in work and life, it helps to know when we’re ready, don’t you agree.

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