You cannot remain who you are, if you want to change
We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are. - Max Dupree Change is hard. No one changes without struggle. Most people would prefer that their lives be governed by order and comfort. We like our lives to run easy. We love being in control and having a sense of predictability. The problem with this form of thinking is that it contradicts our dreams and aspirations. The greater the dream, the greater one must suffer to obtain it. There is no motivation to grow while remaining in comfort. You need stress and resistance if you expect to evolve. A gardener hoping for a plant to grow while keeping it in a small pot is fooling themselves. The plant will not grow if its roots are confined. It will not grow beyond what the pot confines it to. Uproot that same plant and transfer it to the open earth and that plant will grow indefinitely. We are problem-solving beings. To become what we want we must solve a problem. You do not become...