I received a call yesterday from a young man who I connected with a little over 4 years ago.
He asked how I was doing and what I was up to. After a few minutes of small talk, an awkward pause came over the line and then I suddenly heard him say”
“You were right, you know”. “Right about what?” I asked, curious to know exactly what he was referring to.
“What you told me a few years ago about pain and learning to push through it instead of avoid it”.
I then remembered exactly what he was talking about.
You see, when I first had the privilege of meeting this young man he shared with me his desire to change his financial situation.
He was working a j.o.b. that he totally despised, and was trying to build a home business on the side.
He wanted to find a way to buy his life and his time back.
But there was a problem…a very BIG problem. Yet it was very simple to solve:
Like so many other people, this young man wanted instant success without having to experience the “pain” that is associated with birthing success.
I explained to him how anything that is worth having in business and in life will ALWAYS cost you something.
One of the main reasons most people fail miserably at most things they attempt to do is because they have the bad habit of focusing on the costs associated with accomplishing that goal and they ignore what it will afford them.
They focus wrongly on the PAIN. Or worse yet, they totally ignore it…they “stick their head in the sand” and hope to God it will JUST go away!
“I really wish I would have listened to you then, it would have saved me 4 years of my life and unnecessary pain to me and my family…but enough of that; I’m ready now”.
*** BAMM – And There you have it! ***
There it is… There’s the secret of A Championship Life:
Pain is simply unavoidable!
Pain is a part of life that everyone MUST experience.
Like a woman in labor, pain is not a negotiable part of the process.
Like an athlete who must train his body in order to become a World Champion, he/she must choose to push thru it looking to the end goal as his/her sole focus.
Those who waste their life trying to avoid it only end up suffering more in their latter days for it!
And so, since pain is unavoidable there’s only two things that you must ask yourself:
“WHAT” & “WHEN”
“WHAT am I WILLING to suffer through in order to reach my goals and dreams or will I abort my desires because the cost is just too high?”
“WHEN am I going to just pay the price and finally move forward towards the direction of my dreams, or will I be like the millions of others who just keep avoiding the issue and keep putting it off?”
By the way, can I make a suggestion here?
I want to tell you what I tell ALL of my coaching clients: Choose to suffer NOW! Choose to pay the price now…or you can choose t pay it later.
Life has a way of taxing you later on more than you are willing to pay and most of the time, much more than you can afford!
Avoiding pain is about what you don’t want.
Let’s focus on what you DO want, yes?
You can do this; I believe in you!
Make it a GREAT Day!
Ruddy Ortiz
P.S. If you want help in achieving your goals and are ready to face your giants…and cut their heads off, contact me and let’s set a time where we can talk.
P.P.S. I’m really interested on your thoughts about this. go ahead an leave a comment below. Let me know your thoughts either way!
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