The Reset Walk: Train for Gratitude Before the Grind Breaks You
By Derek Neighbors on March 7, 2025
The grind is relentless. The weight never lets up. The expectations, the setbacks, the long hours—they stack. You push through because that’s what’s required. But at some point, something gives. The stress takes hold. The pressure builds. The motivation fades. And then? It’s just you and the choice—keep going or break.
I’ve been there. Midway through a cold, rain-soaked mountain run, the wind howling, everything hit at once. The dampness seeped in. The chafing was brutal. My body begged me to stop. The mantras I leaned on stopped working. No more hype, no more fire—just pain and survival. One more step. Just get to the bottom.
And then, without warning, something shifted. The suffering didn’t fade—it just stopped owning me. I wasn’t thinking about the pain anymore. I was just grateful. Grateful to still be moving. Grateful to still be in it.
Most people wait for that moment. They wait for pain to force perspective. That’s a mistake. High performers don’t wait. They train.
The Reset Walk: A Daily Summit
- The Trigger: When the deadlines stack, the failures sting, the stress clamps down—step out.
- The Process: No phone. No noise. Just movement and breath.
- The Shift: Find the gratitude before the struggle wrings it out of you. Not for the suffering itself, but for what it proves—you’re still here, still standing, still in control.
Wait until you crack, or train now. Your call.
