A short motivational excerpt by Dean Graziosi discussing whether to use pain (dissatisfaction) or pleasure (desired future) as the driving force to take courageous, uncomfortable action. He advises using whichever emotional lever—pain or pleasure—will create momentum and get you moving.
So what's a better tool to use to push forward, to take uncomfortable action? Whatever word you want to use. You could call it courage to move forward even though you're scared. Should you fuel that pain of staying where you are or should it be more positive to focus on where you want to go? Right. It's always a big question. Here's what I say. Do whatever it takes to get the rocket off the ground. We got to move. Momentum doesn't start until you move. So if you have to fan the flame of dissatisfaction where you currently are, then feel it, lean into it. If you look in the mirror and know that your life should be further ahead, wealthier, happy, more abundant, more freedom, then fuel that. Feel the pain. If life's okay but you know there's another level of pleasure and that serves you, then fuel the pleasure. Do whatever it takes to fuel and start the momentum. That's all that matters.
