That might sound like some motivational line, but really think about it.

You’re not just living your regular routine anymore. You’re not at the starting line. You’re not even at the race. You don’t even have a map to get there.

So no, you don’t get to stop working at 5.
No, you can’t take your long lunch breaks.
No, you can’t take weekends off.
No, you can’t go hang out with your friends.
No, you can’t go on a date and pretend your life is not broken.
That you’re not dying inside.

You can’t keep living like everyone else. That life didn’t satisfy you. That’s why you’re here. That’s why it’s hard now. And that’s why you can’t go back.

Because there are only two directions: forwards and backwards.
Except backwards is not an option.
So you have two choices: stay put and starve to death, or move forward as fast as you can before you do.

But when you see that light—that’s not when you get comfortable.
That’s not when you take a breath.
That’s when the work begins.

So get out of your feelings.
Get out of your head.
And work in the spirit.

You’re not tired. You’re not overwhelmed. You’re just holding back.

If they did it, you can do it better.
So you better do it.