The most successful people respond with smirks, determination, and playfulness. And when you find it? Welcome that beautiful blessing with open arms! Most people naturally respond with anger, disappointment, and spite. Here’s the game plan: change the way your mind responds to frustration. Stop running from it. That is, if you have the grit and wherewithal to see it through. And what comes out on the other side of this consistent trial and error? That’s right. The spot where you challenge, question, and put to the test your current domain of thinking your current set of skills your current understanding of the world. Frustrated? Then you’re just outside of your comfort zone the sweet spot. Content? Then you’re inside of your comfort zone. Really, really frustrated? Then you’re really, really far outside of your comfort zone. And you need to really hear me out on this because it’s really easy for me to say this and really easy for you to read this, but really hard for either of us to internalize this: frustration is your ally. It’s your compass. It’s one of the most important signals you could ever ask for on your quest for never-ending growth. I would even go as far to say it’s an absolute blessing!įrustration literally indicates where you stand in relation to your comfort zone. This is why it’s time to change your mind about frustration. Progress comes from the inside-out whereas everything else comes from the outside-in. Progress outweighs pep-talks/ pump up videos/ personalized coaching/ prizes/ even conferences in paradise-nothing beats it. What motivates you to persevere more than anything else? I’m willing to bet it’s progress. The opposite of growth is regression-or slow death. Growth is one of the fundamental components of life that give us a sense of meaning, worth, and accomplishment. The key component that’s missing in your life when you choose to revert in ANY area of life is growth. You simply continue to regurgitate more of the same. And what happens when you choose to revert back to doing something that you were successful with before? Something that’s within your already established skillset and domain of knowledge? Nothing. The price you pay when you choose to quit doing this type of important and worthwhile work, is exactly that- the work. Your contribution never gets made. ![]() But, for the intent of this discussion, let’s assume that what you’re working through is something that is important not only to you, but to some greater purpose beyond you. Unless, for some reason this video game is a worthwhile pursuit and is a high priority in your life. This is NOT the time to have perseverance. If you’re getting frustrated that you can’t beat a certain level of your video game, for example-it’s 100% okay to give in to frustration! Quit! It’s not worth it. There is certainly something to be said about quitting when it’s appropriate. ![]() But, the price of giving in to frustration is steep.īefore we continue let’s take a step back and assume that whatever it is you’re working on is worthwhile and a priority. Why? Because succeeding feels good and failing feels bad. ![]() Something that is most likely back inside of their comfort zone and well within their range of already proven skills, knowledge, and understanding. They stop trying to do whatever it was that they were failing at and move on to something else-something that they can succeed at again. And what do most people do when faced with ‘ fail, fail again?‘ Quit. Introduction: The Price Of Not Awakening Your Giant Withinįrustration is the feeling you get when you try, try again yet fail, fail again. Click Here to jump right to our list of Quotes from Awaken the Giant Within!
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