Working in the trenches hardens you - it hardens the body, it hardens the mind, and most importantly, hardens your character.
In a world where everything is rapidly becoming “state of the art”, the beauty of the trenches is slowly being forgotten.
The trenches are a dark place, but for every darkness, there is light to be seen.
There is a beauty in having to do grueling work in some of the harshest conditions.
In fact, some of the greatest character building traits emerge in one’s ability to thrive working in brutal conditions.
Working in the trenches teaches you ine of the most important lessons in life: embracing the suck.
Having to do the grunt work is the one thing that nobody wants to do but is something that has to be done.
By embracing the hard grueling work that nobody else wants to do, we leverage ourselves to gain an advantage over everyone else.
The advantage being a willingness to go the extra mile to accomplish whatever it is we are there to do.
Aside from this willingness to embrace hard challenges, working in the trenches also teaches you exceptionally valuable life skills in terms of discipline, focus, consistency, delayed gratification, and a strong work ethic.
These traits can be applied to anything we set our minds to to achieve success in any of our life endeavors.
This does not go without mentioning that in order for us to truly appreciate the new age of “state of the art”, we must first learn to appreciate being in the trenches.
How can we truly appreciate things that are percieved as valuable if we cannot appreciate the process in which thise things are obtained?
The most beautiful things in life are found through the process of having to overcome challenges.
The most humbling challenges in life can and will always be found in the trenches.
Everything beautiful thing that has been built has had to start somewhere.
So get to work!