Change is hard and growth is uncomfortable.  You can’t improve if you are standing still, and if you are standing still the world will pass you by.

Martin Luther King Jr. said it this way, “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle."

The context of the quote has to do with making progress in the civil rights movement, but the same logic applies in all of our personal and professional lives.  

Said differently, things won’t just get better on their own, and without struggle there is no progress.

You cannot wait around and expect positive changes in your life.  In order to grow you must continue to push yourself outside of your comfort zone.

Here are five things required for personal growth:

1. Be positive, this is one thing that is always in your control;
2. Be willing to make mistakes and learn from them because you will make many along the way;
3. Be patient, results can take time;
4. Be willing to make sacrifices because to get things others don’t have you need to be willing to do things others won’t do; 
5. Be willing to apply what you learned to get to the next level.

No matter your pursuit, chasing excellence is a daily grind.

This week do something that makes you uncomfortable.  Something that challenges yourself and offers the opportunity to push past your limitations into your growth zone.  You will be thankful you did.

Welcome to the Limitless Podcast with Nathan Jovanelly.  Thanks for tuning in.