Did the title catch your attention? Yes Pain is beautiful and you will see what I mean later in this article. No I am not into physical pain. I’m talking about growing pains in relationships and business.
Pain is absolutely necessary in life to guide our actions. Many people new to the business world go into it with a lot of excitement and enthusiasm. They don’t really expect many bumps along the road. A lot of that thinking has to do with their views of people that have already achieved success. Especially in the network marketing arena. These network marketing superstars are placed before us and we are told stories of their massive success. What isn’t shared, at these events, are the stories of some of the pain that is experienced along the way to the top.
Pain is essential for growth in humans for it is a source of fuel we need to move forward. I will tell you right now if you are involved in business, a relationship or life at all there will be pain. Pain is an unavoidable reality of life. Don’t run away. The key to success is to learn how to accept the pain and grow from it.
As much as we try to minimize pain in life, the fact remains that pain is unavoidable. Everything has its highs and lows. Therefore, if we want to succeed in life, the key is not to eliminate pain entirely because that is impossible, but rather to learn how to understand and accept the pain.
What we call “pain” is actually a matter of effort. The effort of physical fitness is painful. The effort of thinking through a complex idea is painful. The effort of building a long-term relationship is painful. From here we see that although effort may be painful, the goal of life should not be to escape it.
If I were to ask you what the opposite of pain is. You may respond, “Pleasure”.
Pleasure is actually not correct. The opposite of pain is “no pain”, the correct term would be “comfort”. Seeking comfort may be nice but you will never find ultimate pleasure if you always avoid pain. I have always found that my successes are always sweeter if I had to experience some growing pains along the way. If you always look for the smoothest path you will miss out on life’s greatest pleasures.
Often, the fear of pain is worse than the pain itself. I’ve watched my children experience the fear of pain at the thought of going to the doctor. Once they receive a shot the pain is over in a matter of seconds but I’ve watched them agonize about the fear of the shot hours before the appointment.
Fear of pain is the greatest roadblock there is. If you’re afraid of prospecting, you’ll never talk to anyone. If you’re afraid of physical or emotional exertion, you won’t achieve, you won’t grow, you won’t find truth.
We all have a choice: Either pay in the pain of trying, or in the emotional pain of knowing you’re too weak to try. For example: If you don’t ask a prospect to take a look at your business, you avoid the pain of refusal – but you have the pain of being a quitter the rest of your life. And that always comes back to haunt a person. Believe me folks, I have been here.
Focus On The Positive
Think about a child playing with his friends. The child gets knocked down and starts crying. His friends immediately call him a “Cry Baby”. What does the child do? Usually the child will pull himself together and get up then continue to play.
By the time the child gets home and shows his parents he most likely will burst into tears! That is a little story from my childhood.
Our happiness in life evolves from how we deal with pain. Many people have learned to give pain a big, “So What!” Others may focus on their pain and just get stuck and never move on from the painful experience.
This is where we must stop focusing on our failures but focus on our successes. Focusing on your failures will cause you undue pain and will prevent you from moving on. We are all created with unbelievable potential and talents, why waste that focusing on our shortcomings?
Here is something to remember when you are experiencing pain: “Pain is passing, results are lasting.” In fact, pain is often just a threshold to cross into a world of pleasure. Those who achieve the most are those who endured the greatest pain. This is why pain is beautiful.
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