10 Pieces of Tough Love I Wish I’d Heard a Year Ago
Real growth is uncomfortable.
I’ve changed a lot in the last year.
Today, I’m happier, more fulfilled, and more motivated than I’ve ever been, but this isn’t from “self-love”, being gentle with myself, or writing affirmations on my wall.
The bulk of my transformation has come from writing out the things I sucked at (like relationships, business, and balance), and making deliberate efforts to improve them. Calling yourself is the best way to guarantee action that will change your life.
Tough love works, it’s just kind of uncomfortable.
Here are 10 pieces of tough love I’ve realized in the last year, along with links to each article I used to identify them in myself.
Hopefully, it doesn’t make you uncomfortable.
You’re probably being too nice.
Being “too nice” used to be a big problem for me.
It wasn’t because I was weak, it was because I was afraid. I had the strength to deal with confrontation, but I didn’t do it because I was afraid I didn’t have the strength to deal with confrontation.
The fear of the problem was worse than the problem.
