Embrace The Suck

EMBRACE THE SUCK

“Embrace the suck” is a phrase that was popularized by the military during Operation Iraqi Freedom - and identifies a truth of the human experience. We are all going to be forced to do something that, frankly, sucks. Not every job will be our dream job, and even if we have our dream job, not every task will be dreamy. To grow in any capacity we have to do hard things. We have to get through the toughest workouts, we have to deal with difficult people, and we have to perform difficult actions that may be uncomfortable, tedious, or downright hellish. But, we all have a choice. We can either run away from the duty and create resistance. Or, we can “embrace the suck.”