{"id":2273,"date":"2021-10-27T05:46:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T12:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2021-10-27T05:46:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T12:46:04","slug":"the-sooner-the-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeservis.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/27\/the-sooner-the-better\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sooner the Better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The sooner the better
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The sooner you tackle the problem, the better. The sooner you face the challenge, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sooner you put forth effort, the better. The sooner you make a commitment, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some situations are difficult, uncomfortable, and even painful to deal with. But putting them off until later makes them even worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no easy way to handle life’s inevitable challenges. Yet you can make them much less difficult by meeting them head on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t waste your energy avoiding reality. Acknowledge the hard truths and direct your energy toward making life good within those truths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have what it takes to discipline yourself, to meet the challenges, to transcend the difficulties. The sooner you do so, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Ralph Marston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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