Mervine Aquino's mind, through the backdoor.
NOBODY wants to do hard things. Face it, we all want it fast, we want it now.
Just add water and voila! You have yourself three meals!
We want to do things our way. Our potentials are retarded by public opinion and our low performance as teens is tolerated by low expectations. Still, we want it easy. We don't care. We slack off and waste our teen years.
Not for Alex and Brett Harris. These guys are crazy.
These guys like it the hard way. They want to go against the cultural norm. They want to go out of their comfort zones. They want to do much more than what an average "adolescent" would do. They were teens in the time of the book. They have done a whole awful lot than most middle-aged men. They actually Do Hard Things.
Do Hard Things is a book by teens, written for teens. The book is mainly aimed to be a wake up call for teens to rise up and make the most of their teen years. A Rebelution, as it is called. Rebelling against low expectations of today's youth.
What is nice about the book is that it is short and well-divided into 3 easy-to-understand motivating parts. Many terms and examples are repeated and make you say, "Didn't they say this already?" But I think that is what made the book so effective and catchy. The examples are so practical and down-to-earth that I, as a reader, was really urged to do more than what I'm comfortable doing. (Chuck Norris' foreword was also very insightful. Actually the first time I knew he was a Christian.)
It's also the book that gave me the motivation to expand this blog and open it to other writers. This blog in itself is a product of doing hard things. And to tell you the truth, very little people are willing to do things out of their comfort zones. I've personally seen it when I was trying to expand the blog asking help from others.
It's tested. What these guys are saying are true. Very true.
The dudes.
If you're a teen, and you know and feel that you are capable of doing more, challenge yourself and do hard things. Start by picking up this book. And it's guaranteed, if you're really determined, after reading this, the notion sticks: Do Hard Things. Do Hard Things.
This book is definitely a must read for EVERYONE. Renew your mind.
And not for the last time, DO HARD THINGS.
Join the Rebelution at http://therebelution.com/
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