Whoops! Forgot to add why one step is easiest and one is hardest.

Easiest - Accept responsibility for your own learning.
Who else can be responsible? I'm the one who is learning; therefore, I must be responsible and seek out things to learn.

Hardest - View problems as challenges.
Sometimes problems just look like obstacles to me, something to be overcome. It's difficult for me to put a positive spin on problems to turn them into challenges. Sometimes I don't want another challenge!