Summary
In this episode of the Life By Design podcast, Jessilyn and Brian Persson discuss the importance of embracing discomfort as a pathway to growth. They highlight both personal and financial development, emphasizing that true progress often happens outside of our comfort zones. The conversation touches on networking, financial decisions, and the role of fear in pointing us toward necessary challenges. Jessilyn and Brian share personal anecdotes and practical tips, encouraging listeners to see discomfort as a learning opportunity and to build resilience in the face of challenges.
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Chapters
00:00 Embracing Discomfort for Growth
06:51 The Power of Networking
11:04 Choosing Your Hard
19:15 Understanding Debt and Wealth
25:24 Adaptability and Resilience
27:28 Practical Tips for Getting Uncomfortable
Transcripts
Jessilyn Persson (00:00)
Welcome to the Life By Design podcast we're Jessilyn and Brian Pearson, struggling to align your financial goals or confidently invest in real estate as a couple,
Brian Persson (00:09)
That's why we created this podcast and the Riches, Relationships and Real Estate program to help you build wealth and strengthen your relationship. Visit weekendwealth.ca to take our quiz and discover your real estate investor type. Let's create the life you deserve together.
Jessilyn Persson (00:26)
Today we're going to be talking about being comfortable being uncomfortable. ⁓ It's a powerful mindset principle. means embracing growth, challenge and uncertainty. Knowing that discomfort often signals progress. So today we're going to share some insights and stories on how to apply this in your life. So let's talk about why it matters. I mean, we got different concepts here to share, but
We've learned from experience that growth lives outside of comfort.
Brian Persson (00:58)
Yep. Yeah, just think about working out. That's the simplest example of where growth really matters. You will never grow muscle. You'll never get faster, better, stronger if you don't work out and cause those muscles a little bit of aches and pains, right?
Same thing goes with financial, emotional, ⁓ physical growth. They all require just that little bit of stretch zone, just some kind of stretch, some kind of pressure on them to go a little bit further than where you've gone before. And often that can be very uncomfortable for most people. We're creatures of habit. We like to stay exactly where we are, what's known, what's safe, what's convenient.
and growth doesn't really live in safe and convenient all the time.
Jessilyn Persson (01:49)
Yeah, I know we talk often about networking. That's how we built our business, is how we built our real estate, even our, ⁓ just our source of connections. But networking is really uncomfortable for many people, especially if you don't do it often or you're new to it.
And I know that being in the nonprofit that I'm the president of currently where we work with business owners, women in business specifically, and so many women just talk about how they're uncomfortable networking. They won't make eye contact, they'll stand in a corner by themselves, some of them will even buy a ticket to an event and then they don't actually...
because
