How many years does the speaker say they've been 'in the game'?

Mark Evans DMOwner

Yearning for simpler times, but growth happens in the discomfort zone.

30 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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A short, first-person YouTube reflection (Mark Evans DM) contrasting nostalgia for simpler times with the speaker's belief that true growth requires enduring discomfort. The speaker equates intense stress ("dry heaving," anxiety attacks) with the soreness of muscles after exercise, arguing that such distress signals indicate productive pushing and learning; he also notes being "27 years deep in the game."

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Truthfully, I miss the old days. I miss them because they're very simple compared to what I deal with now. I always say, if you're not dry heaving, if you're not, like, stressing out, like, if you're not having anxiety attacks once a week, at least you're not pushing yourself or you're not doing enough, because these are things. This is like in the gym, your muscles are fatiguing. You're sore. When I say dry heaving, anxiety attacks, that's like your muscles being sore in the gym because you're growing. You're actually pushing yourself. This is uncomfortable territory. Your body doesn't know how to respond. And that's why, again, as we get older, I'm 27 years deep in the game. I'm just getting started. Like, I'm just learning new stuff every day, and there's a lot of stress points, man.