We all picture the highlights — the strong, healthy body, the thriving business, the deep, connected relationships.But we rarely talk about the ticket booth you have to pass before you get there.And that ticket has a price: discomfort.
It’s waking up earlier than you’d like so you can train before the day takes over.
It’s showing up to the meeting where you have to defend your idea.
It’s feeling awkward when you try something new and realizing you’re not good at it… yet.
The presence of discomfort doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong path.In fact, it’s often the clearest sign you’re moving toward something that matters.
Avoiding it might feel safe in the short term, but it keeps you fenced in — living a smaller version of your life.Once you start moving through it, you realize discomfort isn’t an enemy. It’s a gatekeeper.
The goal isn’t to chase pain or struggle just for the sake of it.It’s to stop treating discomfort as a stop sign, and start seeing it for what it is:Your ticket — the price of admission — to a life worth living.
👉 Your turn:Where in your life are you avoiding discomfort right now?And what might be on the other side if you decided to move through it?
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