Growth is in Pain

When we think about self improvement, self motivation, bettering ourselves, we think of making our lives better, of making things in our lives easier, we do not think of pain and hurt, but maybe we should look at things differently, heres a good reason why

Most people will do anything to avoid pain. It is something that we are taught to avoid. However, the successful are those who embrace pain and what it does for them. Pain is the one thing that yields significant results: growth.

I like the analogy of working out. Those who see the results from exercise are the ones who push themselves far enough to suffer a bit of pain. "No pain, No gain" is the motto. Also, the best results come from going a bit further. Doing just one more set is what gives the greatest growth.

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