10/22/2025
Have you ever found yourself working so hard on something… but no matter what you do, it just doesn’t move forward? 😩
Here’s the truth (thank you, Seth Godin 🙌):
There are two kinds of struggle and knowing the difference between them changes the experience completely.
🌀The Cul-de-Sac:
You’re going in circles. You can hustle, push, and give it everything, but you’re never going to move forward.
It’s a dead end. The best thing you can do? Get out as fast as you can.
⛰️ The Dip:
This is the hard part that actually leads somewhere. It’s uncomfortable, uphill, and sometimes awful, but if you keep climbing, it gets better. The effort pays off. The pain means growth.
The secret to success, fulfillment, and happiness is learning to tell when you’re in a dip (keep going) and when you’re in a cul-de-sac (walk away).
What about you?
Are you in a Dip right now, doing something hard but worthwhile?
Or are you stuck in a cul-de-sac, burning energy on something that’s never going to change?
Tell me what you’re going through! I’ll shed some light on which situation you might be experiencing.
