FRIDAY THOUGHTS #55: EMBRACE DISCOMFORT

Embrace discomfort.

Every twitter or YouTube guru talks about it. Embrace discomfort, "get and stay disciplined", "work through the pain", etc. They're all correct...and I won't say anything that's different than them. It's just...it's just that it's a bit harder to do when you're tired.

I'm currently tired.

I run a web/mobile app development company and I had two potential clients interview with me in the past two weeks...I thought for sure that I was going to lock down their contracts. They both fell through...at least for now one is a no-go. The first client wanted to work with my team and I however, we assessed their project and we see that it's not possible to develop, especially for their budget...so we had to pass. The second potential client, I just haven't heard back from. I was gutted. I was so convinced that my company was about to start having consistent work...I felt it was my time, our time for the company to take off. I still feel it's our time, my interviews are so much more relaxed and informative then ever and the teams I work with are better than ever, also the documents I send them for the quotes are more visually stunning than ever before. I'm doing my best work and I feel it's truly only a matter of time before we're turning down projects, if that's God's will we shall see...but my point is that everyone gets disappointed.

The Webster's Dictionary's definition of 'disappointment' is: unhappiness from the failure of something hoped for or expected to happen.

When your expectations are not met...you feel disappointment. However, what's bigger than my expectations not being met is that I trust the process. I truly do man...I know that God's timing is perfect, in everything. I don't know why I didn't get these two clients this past week, however, I don't need to know. More importantly I know that everything works in my favor...what's for me is for me and no one can take that from me.  I won't get too high...or too low. When the smoke clears I will be exactly where I need to be...and that is a beautiful space. All in due time.

Listen, people miss the prize so many times because they give up before they reach the destination. This journey is not for the weak and faint of heart, it will test to see how bad you really want it.  Are you really deserving of the prize? If you were, you wouldn't give up after a few "failed" attempts...you will endure. I know you're tired...but keep going. Failure is a simple precursor towards the final destination...it's a rite of passage. Thomas Edison tested at least 3000 designs before finding the design that worked...what's if he gave up after 500? 1000? Or even 2500? Think about it. If you're trying to do something huge, expect massive setbacks and massive discomfort along the way.  If this shit was easy everybody would do it...but when it happens don't you ever utter out of your mouth that it was just handed to me or anyone else for that matter.  I always used to wonder why when people got awards they would start crying and sobbing with joy as they hold their Oscar or whatever the prestigious award is...but now I get it. Damn...I so get it. When it happens it will be earned...and that's the only way it should be.

Embrace the discomfort, lick your wounds when you fall and scrape your knees...but make sure you get the fuck back up and get what's yours. You're needed...your heart, your desire and your passion are needed. People want to see that they can change their current situations and your testimony will encourage people to believe that they can...to know that they can. Live your life to be a testimony...you're on your way. 

And...please don't forget how far you've already come. You've come a long way and don't you ever lose sight of that...that will encourage you along the way.

The ability to endure is a fucking superpower...and you're a fucking superhero. I see you, #keepgoing 👊🏾