Growth from discomfort

Brains are hardwired to avoid pain. Many people live their life anticipating or remembering bad things. This is one of the many reasons why we procrastinate, we are doing it to avoid pain.

Studies have shown that we are able to create physiological arousal (good or bad) in our bodies purely from thought. However our body can't distinguish whether or not it's come from a real stimulus or something that we have created in our mind. This is why some people can have physical fight or flight reactions (increase heart rate, blood pressure, sweating) just thinking about something that scares them. 

A person can constantly live in a state of either remembering painful things from the past or anticipating future painful events. Basically, living in a stress bubble, 24-7 of their own creation, real or imagined.

If starting to have those thoughts of "oh, I don't want to do this" and those feelings of procrastination are surfacing, that's exactly the moment to try and take action. Pushing forward on a task, phone call, uncomfortable conversation, or any other thing you have been putting off moves you through the discomfort and supports growth.

There is no comfort in a growth zone and no growth in a comfort zone.