One of the things I continue to recognise over and over again throughout my life, is the relationship between uncomfortable situations, and positive growth. I don't think you can have one without the other. Yet so many of us lean towards situations that make us feel comfortable and away from those that make us uncomfortable! Learning to not only tolerate uncomfortable situations, but actually welcome and enjoy those situations has been the single biggest source of growth in my own life. And I do this by using one simple line, whenever I encounter a situation that makes me uncomfortable, a conversation with a client, an awkward social or networking situation, confrontations with friends or family, or just a difficult workout. I repeat to myself the line "get comfortable with this discomfort." So that the next time I encounter a situation that makes me uncomfortable, it's familiar to me, rather than something that frightens me. I hope you enjoy this weeks episode.

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