NO PAIN, NO PROGRESS: Inspirational stories
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As Lao-Tzu said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single
step." So what if that first step is a little painful?<BR><BR>
You see, if you want to accomplish something, there are two kinds of
pain you might encounter: the pain of discipline and the pain of regret.<BR><BR>
Whenever you take that first step toward a new goal, you often
experience the pain of discipline: the pain of hard work, the pain of
sacrifice, as you single-mindedly pursue your dream.<BR><BR>
On the other hand, if you don't go after your dreams, you might
experience an even greater type of pain: the pain of staying stuck,
which eventually turns into the pain of regret.<BR><BR>
Remember, as Sydney J. Harris wrote, "Regret for the things we did can
be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is
inconsolable."<BR><BR>
When you're really ready to make a change in your life, you'll find, as
writer Anaiis Nin did, that the "risk to remain tight in a bud was more
painful than the risk it took to blossom."<BR><BR>
The great thing about discipline is if you discipline yourself on a
daily basis, eventually something "magical" will happen, almost without
your realizing it-one day, the discipline will turn into desire.<BR><BR>
A runner who "makes" herself run on a daily basis, one day gets up
"wanting" to run. The same holds true for writing, public speaking, or
anything else.<BR><BR>
So today, start that project, make that call, do what you need to do to
begin. Here's a guarantee: If you work through a little pain, you'll
see a little progress.
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