The hard stuff you don’t want to do is the stuff you have to do.

I don’t know if there’s science to back this up. It tends to always be the case that when you break the back of the hard thing, other things topple over like dominos.

The comfort zone lures us in. The fear of failing that hard thing, being shown up for not achieving, leads to avoidance.

Or we just get lazy.

The benefits come when you take the task on.

You’ll grow. You’ll surprise yourself. Inner strength you didn’t know you have will turn up and say ‘Hi!’.

It can be simple stuff like starting conversations with strangers or hitting the gym.

Signing up for a college course can freak us out, and they are hard to fit into a busy life, but why not give yourself a chance to find some of that growth you’ve heard about?

Break the big task down, set some milestones, and put a red circle on your calendar on the end date – party time!