The Pain of Starting Something New

Embracing discomfort in the learning process

You know what no one tells you?
That when you start something new, it's going to hurt.
What is?
Well, it will feel like everything.
Why?
Because you will be deskilled, like a fish out of water, like your comfort zone took a holiday and didn't return from vacation.
Learning hurts.
People complain, cry, moan, and do everything to dodge the bullet.
You’re kidding, right?
Nope.
They do.

What's more, when they are faced with group learning situations, they will gang up and attack the trainer or coach, or whoever is in charge.
When they get it wrong, which they inevitably do because they are learning, they will hoist the blame on someone else. For damn sure, it won't be them.
They will say stuff like, “you didn't tell us what to do”… the cry of the ages.