The Ability to Withstand Discomfort

I agree, my biggest problem is public speaking. It’s something I’m working on and need to overcome. Over the years I’ve gotten much better, but I use to be a mess. I hated talking to a group as small as 3 people if I didn’t know them.

But I’ve been pushing myself and each time becomes easier and I’m still alive so it cannot be too bad then…

Having that ability to stand discomfort is rare. It is a good Attitude. Thank you for sharing.

Golly. Just what I needed. I feel lots of discomfort especially facing other people.

I couldn't agree more. The more discomfort you can endure by stepping out of your comfort zone, the more you'll learn and grow. You don't want to be set in your ways, but instead you need to constantly challenge yourself to step outside of your established boundaries.

Most people rate the things they're afraid of as follows:

1. Public Speaking
2. Death

That means if I said tomorrow you're 100% guaranteed to be attending a funeral, most people would prefer to be in the coffin than giving the eulogy.

That's paraphrased from a comedian, can't remember who. It's a really sharp observation though!

I admit I am not a public speaker, however when I teach yoga occasionally I do get to speak in front of others and it is scary. I get very nervous before hand, but feel wonderful and powerful afterwards! I went to acting classes when I was young, and my teacher said to me 'do what you fear most'! And I suppose it is in this doing what we fear that brings us courage!

Success comes through pushing through all the boundaries, and it sounds like Ryan can't help but be pushed with what he does! If we are doing an office job which is fairly non confronting, then we aren't going to be pushed ahead very often!

Hi Ryan,

This makes *Total* sense to me.

I'm convinced you will improve as much as you're willing to be uncomfortable.

Perfect example. I felt uncomfortable going onto the main warrior internet marketing forum for a year and a half. At first it was because I had little knowledge. I eventually gained a great deal of internet marketing insight but still felt uncomfortable because the crowd is much larger and the feedback isn't always as pleasant as the suggestions made on this forum.

Long and the short of it, after about 3 days so far of hitting the main forum hard I've tripled my opt-ins and received a handful of requests from Warriors who want to do whatever it takes to work with me.

It all happened - as does all progress - because I pushed the limits of my comfort zone. As you note when willing to embrace this comfort and use it as fuel for progress awesome things can happen for you. Pretty darn quickly too

Thanks for sharing and have a powerful day Ryan!

RB

I should add I also received all types of "feedback" too, both from Warriors on the forum as well as on other social networking accounts where I connected with them.

This is inevitable guys. Practice becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable, it's worth it!

RB

I don't mind discomforts since it's very natural. If there are some discomfort points in your life, it means that your life is normal. Life is not all UPS, there is and there will always be DOWNS.