Day 2: Instead No Challenge, No Change

No pain, no gain, simply says that there has to be pain in order to grow.  How often do we avoid pain?  Things that make us hurt and cringe.  If we thought someone was about to stab us with a knife, would we pull back?  Of course, but using the no pain, no gain, we should stand there and allow the knife to pierce our skin, and then wait for the benefit to be inherited through our sacrifice.

What if we said no challenge, no change?  The education, whether it is formal or informal, our continued growth comes from a challenge.  Challenge our mind, challenge our body.  When we put the effort into our growth.  This means we need to live with intent and find a challenge.  One that will provoke the way we think, provoke thinking, and the way we lead.  Leadership is a big part of a challenge.  Your first student is yourself.  You will need to lead yourself to a place you wouldn’t normally go. Involuntarily you are leading people around you who are watching you and learning from your successes and failures.

 Never allow pain to be your goal, but the challenge!