How To Survive the "Daily Grind!"

Life is a grind. There are constant struggles and battles. For many of us, there is no end in sight. "Giving up" regularly comes up in our thoughts and minds. We wish we could just escape from life and from others.

You just feel tired and down. The things that used to cheer you up don't (or at least not as much as they used too). Something drastically needs to change. If you feel this way then this post is for YOU.

How to survive the "Daily Grind!"

1. Embrace the Grind. This may run contrary to what you suspected. Yet, it's the other side of the coin that so few of us take time to think about. Everyone thinks of the "daily grind" as to how it is impacting us: tiredness, lack of joy, frustration, etc. Yet, the reason why you should persevere through the "daily grind" is to make the lives of those around you better. The fact that you are creating a better life for your family or to achieve your God sized dreams should make you want to embrace the "daily grind." The biggest lie is that what you are doing now won't be worth it in the end. Yet, if you push on you will be rewarded for your hard work. So when you are tired of the grind just think about WHY you are doing it. It's not just for you but for your family and for your legacy.

Lamentations 3:27 - "It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young." God is allowing the "daily grind" to refine us. Embrace this part of life and push on!

2. Healthy Balance. Once the "daily grind" takes over we give up the things we need the most first (sleep, good nutrition, exercise, margin in our lives, time with God, etc.) The best way to survive the grind is to come up with a list of non-negotiables that need to get done that day. If all you have time for are the top things in your list then it's still a successful day. In the end, you will go farther, be healthier, and do more in your life because you prioritized what is important.

3. Great Friends/Support System. It's a scientific truth that you are the average of your five closest friends. If your friend's lives are out of balance then yours most likely is too. If you show me your friends then I'll show you your future. Friends impact our decisions to survive the "daily grind" more than anybody else does. Want to live a more effective and more balanced life then maybe you need different friends who will actually help you thrive and not just survive through the "daily grind!"

Anything else that you would add to this list (other than coffee :)