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Discomfort is the Way: Why You Should Do Hard Things on Purpose

Why this matters: The path to a stronger, more capable version of yourself doesn’t come through ease, it comes through challenge. Growth lives where it hurts.

June 17, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

DO THE HARD THINGS

LET’S BE REAL FOR A SECOND

Every man wants to be disciplined.
Every man wants to feel strong.
Every man wants to be respected, calm under pressure, relentless, sharp.

But very few are willing to walk through the fire that forges those traits.

We avoid discomfort like it’s the enemy, when in reality, it’s the only real path to becoming who you say you want to be.

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“If you want to be hard to kill, you have to do hard things.”
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- David Goggins
THE TRUTH

Comfort Is Killing Your Potential

Look around: most people are soft. Mentally. Physically. Emotionally.

And it’s not because they’re weak by nature, it’s because they’re comfortable by habit.

They choose the easy option. Every. Single. Time.

  • Skip the gym because they’re tired

  • Order food instead of cooking

  • Watch another episode instead of reading or working

  • Complain instead of solving

And then they wonder why they feel stuck.
Why nothing’s changing.
Why they keep “waiting for motivation.”

It’s simple: they’re allergic to discomfort, and that’s exactly where all the growth is.

The Truth About Doing Hard Things

Doing hard things isn’t about suffering for the sake of it.
It’s about training your brain to stop running the moment life gets real.

Every time you choose something uncomfortable:

  • You get mentally sharper

  • You build discipline

  • You learn what you’re made of

  • You separate yourself from the average man

Think of it like this:

If you voluntarily walk into discomfort every day, when life hits you with involuntary pain, you’re already ready.

What You Can Do (Today)

Here’s how to make discomfort your ally:

  1. Pick one hard thing every day, and do it.
    Cold shower. Extra workout. Tough conversation. Waking up earlier.
    Make it intentional. Feel the resistance, then override it.

  2. Stop negotiating with yourself.
    That little voice in your head? The one saying “do it later” or “you deserve a break”?
    Kill it. That voice is the reason you’re not where you want to be.

  3. Track the wins, not the outcomes.
    Forget results for a second. Track the fact that you chose the hard path.
    That’s the identity shift that leads to everything else.

  4. Make discomfort part of your identity.
    It’s not about pain. It’s about power.
    The more comfortable you get with being uncomfortable, the less anything can stop you.

🧠 What This Will Build In You

  • Unshakable self-respect

  • Real confidence that’s earned, not faked

  • Discipline that shows up when motivation dies

  • A reputation, with yourself, of someone who follows through

SUMMARY

You don’t become a weapon by walking on soft ground.
You become one by stepping into resistance, over and over and over.

You won’t always want to.
But that’s the point.

The man you want to become?
He’s waiting on the other side of discomfort.

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NEXT WEEK’S TOPIC

“The Art of Saying No: How Boundaries Build Better Lives”
You’re not tired. You’re overcommitted.
Next week, we’re talking about how to say no with confidence, and why it might be the most important self-improvement skill of all.

THANK YOU NOTE

You don’t have to read this.
But you are, and that means something.

If this hit home, share it with someone who needs to hear it.
You’ll both be better for it.

See you next week,
— The Weekly Growth