What does it mean to be comfortable being uncomfortable?

<p>This is one of those saying you hear “inspirational” speakers say. And people nod their heads like, “Yep that’s right.” But what does it actually mean?</p> <p> </p> <p>I asked Jim Lee, a financial futurist at StratFI, and Dr. Jessie Carrie, a senior scientist at the Idaho National Lab for their thoughts. We all agreed that it’s OK to push through that feeling, because we can only improve through failure.</p> <p> </p> <p>Jessie — who recently leg-pressed 790 pounds! — told us that, “You really can’t grow without being uncomfortable. You have to always learn new things and be open to failure and making mistakes.”</p> <p> </p> <p>We also agreed that we have to, as Jim put it, “Fail survivably. If it doesn’t work out, have a Plan B.” It’s one thing to be uncomfortable being uncomfortable, but it’s another thing to be comfortable failing. We want to avoid swinging to that side of the pendulum.</p> <p> </p> <p>The three of us had a fun and fascinating conversation about how to do that in business and in life. Listen in and let us know what you think this saying means.</p> <p> </p> <p>Connect with the panelists: James Lee: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/jleeadvisor/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jleeadvisor/</a></p> <p>Dr Jesse Carrie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-carrie-70765036/</p> <p>Dr Robyn Odegaard: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Want a summary of the Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to send it: <a href='https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__drrobynodegaard.com_quick-2Dhits-2Dnotifications_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=EDWSDQjrKbEHddjyKjL4gcFLRl-lVdWVSMTMzlu3FRY&m=zKdXWRUKGtIa1gAe5gVQtrt0aWvfMaITDe98Ga9OkIyRrRCB-Bybn307qllALG_u&s=CmSNcTkrMAkA1jng1bCgljXYbHCts0gLphMwtY9OD7E&e='>https://drrobynodegaard.com/quick-hits-notifications/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>#QuickHi