Why Frustration Is A Good Thing
Today I want to explore with you why frustration and being frustrated is a good thing.
All of us as leaders, business owners and achievers are always striving. Always striving to do new things, to achieve more, to look at new strategies for winning work or for creating better client relationships, to lead our team better and in general just doing things more efficiently and better.
Whenever we are trying new things, whenever we are looking to implement new systems or processes or strategies into our team or our business, or really anything new that we try to do - is us stepping outside of our comfort zone.
And this drive within us for us to always be wanting to do more, achieve more, be better, and in general grow and learn - means that we are constantly stepping outside of our comfort zone.
So today, I want to explore with you the place of frustration in this whole process.
You see, we often get frustrated when we try new things. We often get frustrated when we step outside of our comfort zone and things don’t go the way we had planned, or they don’t play out the way we thought they would, or the strategy that we thought was amazing was actually only kind of OK - some parts worked, and some parts didn’t - and we find ourselves getting frustrated.
What most people do when they feel this frustration or annoyance or agitation is immediately assume that their strategy or their plan or their idea wasn't that great, isn't going to work and they just let it go.
But honestly, when you feel this frustration, it means that you’re almost there!
Frustration means that you’re changing, that you’re growing, that you’re learning, that you’re trying new things and that you’re trying new strategies. And feeling frustrated, annoyed, and agitated is honestly all part of the change and the growth process.
So, when you’re feeling those feelings of frustration and annoyance in your body - instead of giving up, get excited! It means that you’re close!
It’s about recognising that frustration is not an indication that it’s not working, it’s an indication that you’re trying new things and that you’re close to achieving a breakthrough and getting that thing that you’re working towards.
So don’t give up. Frustration is all part of the process and it’s all part of the journey. Get excited! Lean into the frustration, keep going and reap the rewards.
Josh 'Frustration Is A Good Thing' Stone
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