An Argument For Discomfort

<p>Many people hear discomfort and they shy away from it because the word brings up images of their skin being flayed off, or they have to lay on a bed of nails. You know, horrible things being done to them. Yeah, they are right none of that is very comfortable. In fact, all that sounds downright painful.</p> <p>Yet pain and discomfort actually are good things to have in your life? They help you gain the skill you need for the task at hand. Discomfort is needed in your life to teach you about resistance and perseverance. All of these seem to be fairly abstract. However, when you experience them you know precisely what they mean. Going through a period of discomfort shows you exactly what you are capable of doing.</p> <p>Discomfort is a lot like a catalyst</p> <blockquote> <p>a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.</p> <cite>google</cite></blockquote> <p>So as you go through whatever trial you are going through you find that you are stronger and better because of that period of discomfort.</p> <p>You see discomfort isn't just pain. Though what we perceive to be pain can be involved. There is the pain of failure. It may just be the discomfort of learning something new. I am fighting through this discomfort now. I'm trying to get the coaching business up and going. It takes a lot of work and new skills to get out of the old way of doing things. There have been a lot of discomforts and still a lot more discomfort has to go on.</p> <p>Trying something new is what makes learning uncomfortable. We feel lost and unsure of ourselves. The confidence we need is not at its fullest and things we can do to increase our confidence is not easy to do. Yet we do learn it if we take the steps and make an effort.</p> <p>Everything great has to have a moment of discomfort. There are examples of this all around us.</p> <h2>The Chick Hatching</h2> <p>Ever watch a baby chicken hatch? They are having to work to get out of the egg. The struggle is an actual strugg