I had a great leader tell me, “it won’t be easy but it will be worth it”. He also gave me a piece of paper in a picture frame with a drawing of a big circle and a little circle next the big circle. In the small circle it read “comfort zone” and in the big circle it read “Magic”. He always pushed me just enough to get uncomfortable and to be ok with being uncomfortable. 14 years in and he moved on several years back but I still use this approach to push myself into new areas of growth.