If the work feels heavy, it’s because it matters.
That weight has a name: Resistance.
Resistance is the invisible force that appears the moment you step toward growth. It doesn’t announce itself loudly. It works quietly. Patiently.
You don’t feel Resistance when you’re scrolling. You don’t feel it when you’re comfortable. You don’t feel it when you’re numbing or distracting yourself.
You feel it when you’re about to do the work that would change you.
The greater the goal or mission, the greater the Resistance.
It only attacks what matters.
The odd thing is, resistance doesn’t actually want you to fail.
It wants you to delay.
Why? Delay keeps you safe. And safe keeps you average.
Delay doesn’t bruise the ego like failure does.
It lets you keep the identity of potential without the risk of proof.
And that’s where people die slowly.
They live their entire lives knowing they could’ve been more, but never forcing themselves to find out. They let Resistance keep them in the “safe zone,” not realizing it’s a cage.
Every time you obey Resistance, it gets stronger.
Every time you take action anyway, it weakens and loses it's power over you.
I’ve learned this firsthand. Some of my best work for IW has come after long periods of avoidance. The moment I finally sit down and do the thing I’ve been resisting, the "spell" breaks.
There’s a reason it’s called a breakthrough.
You don’t get one without literally breaking through the Resistance.
Whether it’s training, writing, creating, running, or whatever it is - starting is the hardest part. Once you move, momentum takes over. The work carries you.
You just have to cross the initial line.
Ask yourself this:
What am I avoiding that I already know I should do?
That’s the work.
And what you want is on the other side of it.
Resistance never leaves. But it can be dominated.
And the moment you stop negotiating with it, you stop betraying your own potential.
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Derek (IG: @derekslack_)
Thank you guys as always for reading. New drop this week and it's one of my favorites of the year. Hope you're all enjoying the holiday season.
