Embrace the hard: stop running away from discomfort and learn to face conflict in a healthy way.

Too often we go out of our way to avoid feelings of discomfort and we sidestep things that are messy and difficult. But when we do that, we don’t give ourselves the chance to work through difficult situations and work through difficult emotions.

The consequence is then we are disconnected from people in our lives that we could be closer to if we were just willing to work through our interpersonal challenges and our conflict.

We need to develop the skills to have hard conversations and we need to build up the resiliency to sit in difficult emotions while we do the work to get us closer to connection. 

The great thing is, you don’t have to go through this alone. Finding a life coach, finding a leader ship coach, getting feedback from people who are close to you… These are all ways that you can build your skill to be better at managing conflict, tolerating discomfort, and having difficult conversations.

@LorriSulpizio