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We fear change because we fear the pain that it can bring. Is it time to embrace the pain?

24 Jun 2024 · 0 min

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A short YouTube monologue by James Laughlin in which the speaker reflects on a personal finance career turning point: they delayed change due to fear of the unknown until the pain of staying in their default situation exceeded the pain of change, creating a moment where there was no option but to change.

When I was in finance and things just started breaking down for me, it wasn't until the position I was in was becoming more painful than making changes. Because often the reason we fear change is because we fear the pain that it can bring. If I change something about my life, there's so much that is unknown, but the pain of my current situation, my default situation, was becoming greater than the pain of change. And that's when I was faced with this moment of no choice. There was no choice left for me but to change.