Lean into resistance. I went to an awesome spin class early this morning, and it’s very easy to fake it because the spin class is in the dark. Great music, great instructor, candles. And so every time she said, “Put another turn on the wheel, “it’s easy not to do it. I saw some people around me, not judging, just reporting, some of them weren’t doing the turns. But for me, it’s like, don’t mail it in, bring it on. I came to play. I came to play. It was early in the morning, but what’s the point of spending the money and being in the spin class if I’m not going to go hard against my resistance? Because here’s the learning point for you to really wrap your head around, growth is not built around easy, growth is built around resistance. That’s the value of problems. And I think that’s why life metaphysically sends you problems, to push you to grow and become a better leader and a better performer in preparation for the blessings that are coming. And so this morning I kept on actively making it harder and harder and harder. Was it comfortable? No, it was uncomfortable. Was it easy? Absolutely not. It was voluntary discomfort by turning the resistance wheel because I knew that’s what’s going to make me get stronger as a spinner, if there’s such a word, as an athlete and as a human being. And that’s a great metaphor, lean into your resistance. There is this term called voluntary discomfort, sleeping on a floor, cold baths, getting up at 5AM, moving towards the things that frighten you. But this is how the great masters do it. They do difficult things because it forges their growth in the fires of their fears.
