• It could be your job. It’s a grind.
• It could be your workout regimen. It’s a grind.
• Staying committed to eating well. It’s a grind, with temptation around every corner.
• It could be parenting. It’s definitely a grind.

This hit me while watching the Netflix series Full Swing. The show follows PGA Tour golfers through the highs and lows of professional life—tournaments, travel, family, and all the moments in between.

At some point, almost every guy has said, “Man, being a pro golfer would be amazing!”

Would it?

After watching the show, I kept coming back to this idea: their dream job might just be a relentless, unforgiving grind.

Think about it:

• Flying to 20+ cities a year for four-day tournaments.
• Leaving home on Tuesday, practice round Wednesday, then four straight days of competition.
• Living in hotels or rentals—not exactly a home base.
• You only get paid if you play well. No cut? No check.
• Golf isn’t just tee times. It’s hours of warm-ups, range work, putting drills, workouts, and recovery.
• Sign autographs. Fulfill media duties. Then repeat next week.

And maybe most importantly—it’s time away. Away from family. From routine. From normalcy.

The deeper I thought, the more obvious it became: the “dream job” is absolutely a grind. And for guys who’ve been doing it for a decade or more, I can only imagine how heavy that gets. But then I thought about a different kind of athlete. The ones who don’t see the grind. They just live in the process.

Tom Brady. Peyton Manning. Kobe Bryant.

Hours upon hours watching film—not because they had to, but because they wanted to. Because in that film, they found opportunity. In the reps, they found rhythm. In the details, they found peace.

They didn’t resent the grind. They respected it.

So here’s the point. The grind doesn’t go away—no matter your role, title, or sport. But when you find appreciation in it, something changes. The work becomes a teacher. The process becomes the point. And the results? They show up. Not overnight. But over time.

Keep grinding. But more importantly—keep loving the reason you grind.