Sometimes the hardest challenges are not the obvious ones
On a bike ride sometimes the hardest hill to go up is not the biggest one you encounter. Timing of when you encounter a hill during your ride can have as much impact as physical size. Here is a picture of a hill near my home in Louisville, Colorado.
Compared to other hills in the area this one is quite small. I hit it though every time I come home from a bike ride. So even if I have been tackling harder mountains on a long ride I always still have this one hill to conquer before I get home to rest.
I think we can all relate to a challenge that comparatively is not the hardest one we face every day but due to when it occurs in our day, project lifecycle, etc it can be every bit as tiring as the big ones.
I used to hate this hill. There is nothing worse than being on the verge of bonking or having already bonked and staring at another hill that you HAVE to get over to get home. Over time though I realized that I can either let this hill beat me or I can beat it. I started attacking it every time I went up it no matter if I was coming home from a short and easy ride or a long and hard one. Now it still wears me out a bit but not like it used to and more importantly I no longer dread facing it.
Do the same with everyday challenges you face, big or small. Realize where they occur in your daily timeframe, take note of the impacts they have on you, and embrace them as something to overcome rather than letting them overcome you.
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