Do Hard Things

Chapters

• 0 Forward By Chuck Norris
• 0 Introduction - Looking back, Looking Ahead
• 1 Most People Don't
• 2a The Birth of a Big Idea
• 2b Striking the Right Chord
• 2c Guinea Pigs for Our own Ideas
• 2d Racing Across the State
• 2e Shy Girl in Charge
• 2f Rebelling Against Rebellion
• 2g Rebelution Rising
• 2h Better Than Success
• 3a The Myth of Adolescence
• 3b Before There Was MySpace
• 3c George, David, and Clara
• 3d The History of You (Starting One Hundred Years Ago)
• 3e Making Our Beds (And Other Feats of Valor)
• 3f The Surprising Power of Expectation
• 3g What the Bible Says About Teens
• 3h Breaking the Twine
• 4a A Better Way
• 4b Failure to Launch
• 4c The Rise of the Kidult
• 4d The Genius of Hard Things
• 4e Five Kinds of Hard
• 5a That First Scary Step
• 5b We've All Had "First Shower" Experiences
• 5c Breaking Out of Your Old Zone
• 5d 1. God Works Through Our Weaknesses to Accomplish His Big Plans
• 5e 2. Courage Is Not the Absence of Fear
• 5f 3. You Can't Get to Success Without Risking Failure
• 5g A Step Into the Unknown
• 5h Unknown Future, Known God
• 6a Raising the Bar
• 6b The Trap of "Just Do Your Best"\
• 6c Meet Mr. Complacency
• 6d Three Strategies for Stepping Higher
• 6e Do What's Hard for You
• 6f Be Known for What You Do (More than for What You Don't)
• 6g Pursue Excellence, Not Excuses
• 6h From Wimp to World-Changer
• 7a The Power of Collaboration
• 7b Strength In Numbers
• 7c "Could I Post Some Questions?"
• 7d Ten Things We've Learned About Teams
• 7e 1. Start with Questions
• 7f 2. Walk with the Wise
• 7g 3. Don't Overlook Home Field Advantage
• 7h 4. Use Technology to Grow Your Team
• 7i 5. Treasure Constructive Criticism
• 7j 6. Credit Is Free if You Give It Away
• 7k 8. Expect a Nightmare or Two
• 7l Don't Give Up
• 7m 10. Success Happens (in More Ways that One)
• 8a Small Hard Things
• 8b Mending Nets and Gutting Fish
• 8c Why Small Gets So Hard
• 8d The Plan Behind the Pain
• 8e A Lesson From the Vikings
• 8f Check, Check, Check!
• 8g "Here Lived a Great Street Sweeper"
• 9a Taking a Stand
• 9b What Defines You?
• 9c Doing What's Right, Even When It Hurts
• 9d We'll Always Be Glad We Did
• 9e Examine Yourself
• 9f Listen to Your Conscience
• 9g Seek Godly counsel
• 9h Be Humble, Loving, and Bold
• 9i Be Part of the Solution
• 9j If You Want to Stand, Stand Now
• 10a Generation Rising
• 10b A Bigger Reality
• 10c Operation Salt and Light
• 10d Oh, The Things We Will Do!
• 10e The Three Pillars
• 10f Year of the World-Changer
• 10g Do You Have a Holy Ambition?
• 11a A Thousand Young Heroes
• 11b Zach Hunter: An Unlikely Hero
• 11c Jazzy Dytes: Small Voice, Big World
• 11d Brittany Lewin: A Calling Higher Than Politics
• 11e Leslie and Lauren Reavely:Taking Hope to the Streets
• 11f Brantley Gunn: Mission Field Next Door
• 11g What Is - And What Could Be
• 12a World, Meet Your Rebelutionaries
• 12b Making It Stick
• 12c Out With The Old
• 12d Helping Those Who Stand Alone
• 12e Rethinking Companionship
• 12f The Story Waiting to Be Told