Welcome to today’s episode of ‘The BraveHearted Woman’ Podcast with your host and braveheart coach, Dawn Damon where your heart meets your life’s vision. This is a go-to podcast for empowering women with beautiful visions for their lives who ultimately desire to live with purpose, find their brave, and fulfill dreams.
What if I tell you that pain is a great motivator? Would you agree with me? If not, that’s okay because that’s the topic that I want to dive into. Let me explore the idea of how pain can be leveraged for personal growth and transformation.
First and foremost, it’s crucial to recognize the importance of making good choices and using pain as a powerful motivator. Pain acts as a signal to our brain, alerting us when we step out of our comfort zones and sense potential danger. It’s natural for pain to resist change.
Sometimes, the pain gets mistaken for suffering, and let’s delve deeper into this concept to help you accept situations that are beyond your control. Also, let’s discuss the implications of being stuck in a comfort zone and the negative consequences it can have, such as unfulfilled potential and regret.
So, I encourage you to let go of excuses and instead cultivate discipline and motivation. Embrace discomfort as a sign of progress on your journey. Feel free to tag your friends who may benefit from this week’s podcast as well.
Tune in for another inspiring and thought-provoking episode, and continue your path toward finding bravery and living out your vision.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - How pain is a great motivator?
4:10 - How seed is relatable to pain?
4:31 - Pain VS Suffering
6:10 - How uncomfortable circumstances can challenge you?
8:31 - Why the pain of regret is the worst feeling?
8:50 - FREE Download: My Top 10 Growth and Development Books by Dawn Damon
9:31 - How to start living big?
10:05 - The concept of rationalization and excuse-making
12:06 - How to make pain your friend?
12:22 - GET THE FIRST COPY OF MY NEW BOOK!!
Quotations:
“Pain is an amazing motivator… There's just something about pain that stimulates the brain that gets us to change.”
“So I endure the pain for a season knowing that there's a reward out there that I want more than I want this temporary good feeling.”
“...discomfort does not mean unsafe. Being uncomfortable does not mean that you've made a wrong decision.”
“Uncomfortable steps of action challenge you. They awaken your brain and you can be excited when you feel that because you know that you're growing.”
“Push yourself to do hard things, befriend pain and discomfort.”
“What comes easily to you is rationalization. What comes easy is the excuse-making.”
“Remember, it doesn't mean you're unsafe. It might mean that you're on the edge of something brilliant and beautiful breakthrough.”
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