Today in the gym, I was doing the barbell overhead press, and it felt brutally heavy—I barely finished the set.
But when I put the bar down, I realized I'm doing something difficult right now—not just in training, but in my life. Being in a country you don't speak the language, knowing no one here while building your business, is not easy.
There are a few periods that can define the direction of our whole lives. When they show up, they rarely feel smooth or comfortable—you may want to run away and find your comfort again. They feel heavy. They feel uncertain. And sometimes they feel scary.
Still, those are the moments that ask the most from us—and give the most back. It's time to face ourselves, step outside the comfort zone, and do the work even when it's messy.
People don't see the hard days. They just see what you become.
I'm in one of those defining periods now. So I want to live it fully, be brave, keep showing up, and keep pushing—so that one day my future self can look back and be proud.
This is a reminder: if it feels heavy, it's working.