Grow Through What You Go Through

You don't have to look too far to see a common trend:  Most things takes the path of least resistance.

Water, air pressure, particles...Muscles, money, and people.  

But what spawns growth and change?

RESISTANCE.

CHALLENGE.

PRESSURE.

Does a fire get extinguished because water trickles gently out of the hose?

No.   The water is PRESSURIZED.

Does a doctor, a nurse or a medic bring someone back to life by holding an oxygen bag over the victim's face?

No.  They SQUEEZE the bag, and deliver the breaths.

Does a muscle grow by training with less intensity because you're not feeling it today?

No.  Muscles grow because you DIG deep down, FORCE yourself to go to the gym and LIFT some HEAVY, A$$ weight. 

None of it is easy.   Not all of it is fun.

But it's necessary for growth.  It's necessary for change.  It's necessary for progress.  It's necessary for RESULTS.

You GROW during the hard times, during the pressure, during the challenge.

There's Danger when you refuse to grow.  

There's Danger when you allow exceptions and take the easy way out.

There's Danger when you allow yourself to get comfortable and do "just enough" to get by.

There's Danger when you allow yourself to aim low and take the path of least resistance because it makes you soft. 

It makes you weak.

It makes you vulnerable.   Mostly, it makes you more likely to make exceptions and continually lower the bar in EVERY area of your life.  

Stand up.  Stand Strong.  Raise The Bar And Grow Through What You Go Through.