Thoughts about Hard Things

Dear Gochi,

When I decided to write you a series of letters, I had no idea about how hard it could be. I was thinking that every letter will be a document of joy and pleasure. (As I thought about you as an end recipient.)

As I progressed into dozens of letters, I noticed how hard it was to open up about my past or present. I noticed how hard it was to continue writing and completing my task.

This is something that most of us share in common. We love the beginning parts. We do not necessarily think about the end. Even if we have an end in our mind, we find it hard to finish what we started. Call it laziness, call it despair and lack of courage. Whatever the reason it looks at us as the bouncer would do in front of a club. This club looks so promising but we are not allowed. Bouncer is huge and aggressive. We are not going to make our way into it.

Hard Things about Hard Things is the name of a book where one of the big names in Tech Industry bleeds page after page about being a CEO and project manager. He says it is hard yet you find him continuing doing his job and not slacking.

I continue to write because it would be internally wrong to do so. I believe in greatness at all costs. There are moments that we will stop and not want to give our best. And we may have solid reasons for doing so.