Here is
a list of eight of those uncomfortable things, though the list could go on and
on. Let’s be honest: we all procrastinate. How do you
overcome procrastination? You make things easier to do. It’s
not rocket science. When you do uncomfortable things more often, they become
more comfortable. Maybe after doing these things more often, you’ll lose that
pit in your stomach the next time it’s your turn to show up.
1. Waking Up Early
We know
we should do it and that it will make us feel great for the rest of the
day. We feel energized and ready for the day the one time a month we finally do
it. So, why do we not do this every day? I’ll tell you why I don’t: because my
bed is so warm and comfy! When my alarm wakes me up early and I know I can
either a) Get up and spend some time for myself before the day gets started, or
b) Spend another hour or two getting some more Z’s, I’ll pick the snooze button
almost every time.
We’ve
all heard the interviews with the most successful people telling us about their
early morning routines. How they read, work out, make a healthy and organic
breakfast, and then still have time to journal all before work. It’s pretty
hard to believe they’ve ever heard of a
snooze button.
2. Public Speaking
Talk
about a pit in your stomach! The only people you meet that love public speaking
are public speakers! They do it all the time and likely get paid to do it. You
can’t be successful without someone giving you a stage to tell your story. You
can try to avoid it all you want, but it comes with the territory.
People
striving for success (like you and me) want to know how successful people got
to where they are. How do you think they tell their story to us?
Public
speaking, like everything else on this list, is something we need to start
doing to make it more comfortable. Whether it’s volunteering for a toast,
starting a video blog, or chiming in when the speaker says “does anyone have
any questions?”. That’s our turn to push through the discomfort!
3. Exercising
You
might be saying “Hey, I exercise all the time and I’m still not successful.”
Maybe you’re not, but you are one step ahead of most of us!
4. Networking
You
just received an email in your inbox that reads, “The local business
professional networking group will be at the office from 5:00 to 5:30 today,
please stay late to network with them.” This just makes you jump for joy,
right? Not even close! You know you should, and you might meet an awesome
connection to help you with your next goal or job, but your soft, warm couch is
calling your name in a calming, late-night radio voice that you can’t resist
The
people that are the most charismatic and outgoing ask the most questions. Have
you ever noticed that? You don’t need to make small talk. Ask questions and let
the other person talk. The truth is that the more people talk, the more they
like you. Strange, but true.
5. Taking The Blame
This
point does not read “taking the blame for someone else.” This is about
admitting your own mistakes when you mess up. It’s so easy and comfortable to
quickly make excuses for when you mess up. When a mistake is made and no one
takes the blame, it’s hard to move forward and get it fixed because no one
wants to fix someone else’s mistake if they won’t fess up.
This
one is so simple, but it’s not our first reaction. Leaders take responsibility.
When they or their team mess up, they take it on the cheek. The best part about
this very uncomfortable action is that it helps everyone quickly move on. You
can’t move forward unless you start to look in that direction. Take the blame
and take the next step forward.
6. Continuously Learning
You
know your dream and your goals. Are you reading the right books to
reach those goals? Are you attending seminars and conferences in that genre?
I was
very guilty of this for a long time. I was reading books that I wanted to
read, books that were comfortable. Of course, reading is a great hobby. If you
are a reader, don’t stop. If you are not, start!
The
uncomfortable part is reading books that you know will get you closer to your
dream or goal, but are not on the top of your reading list. Don’t just read for
joy, read to build your knowledge.
7. Unplugging
If the
leader of the smartphone revolution didn’t let his kids use his own inventions,
there must be a benefit. There are more smartphones than humans on this planet
now. We are even starting to wear these devices on our wrists because it’s too
difficult to reach into our pockets to read texts! We are all guilty of the
smartphone and other technologies ruling our lives.
If you
want to be successful, do as the successful do. Who doesn’t want to have the
success Steve Jobs had? He limited the time his kids spent
with technology because he knew it would slow them down in the long run. As much as we like to think our iPhones keep us more connected
and more efficient, they don’t. We could get a lot more done in a day if we
weren’t checking out what our friends are eating, where they are in the world,
or perfecting our next post to make them just as jealous.
You
know exactly what I’m talking about — we are all guilty. Let’s get
uncomfortable and start unplugging at the times we want to plug in the most!
8. Meeting Adversity On Purpose
Who is
ready to face the most difficult and most uncomfortable thing they can
think of and jump headfirst in? Adversity is more simply defined as
“Difficulty.” I’m talking about getting in over your
head, taking on something that you know you can’t accomplish right away, but
that you believe in yourself enough to try and make it happen.
There
is a quick story in the Bible that I love about a man named Benaiah:
Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada, mighty in deeds, struck down the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He
also went down and killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.
He went
face to face with a lion and killed it. Not with a gun in perfect weather, but
on a snowy day with some sort of ancient weapon— he faced a deadly
predator and conquered it.
What
gives you a pit in your stomach that you know will make you a better
person, a better parent, a better boss, a better employee, or will help you
reach your big audacious goals? If it’s uncomfortable, it’s probably something
we know we should start doing.
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