The LifestyleGuys 8th Commandment

(8) A certain amount of pain is necessary to achieve the pleasure of achievement.

To be able to move on from a certain situation or to be able to tackle difficult issues in your life, you sometimes have to feel the "pain" of that situation very acutely.

Only by feeling very uncomfortable with something can you then act to change it for the better and feel the "pleasure" and empowerment that positive change can bring into your life.

Bodybuilders or any top level athlete use the analogy of the "pump" or the build up of "lactic acid" as being painful yet they endeavour to feel that "pain" every time they go into the gym or train.

It's not because they are completely insane, it's because they equate the "pain" of the pump with a significant amount of muscle growth and development without which they cannot move on to the next level that they need to in order to progress their careers and more importantly, move forwards!

Not only will it make them bigger and faster but also it will enable them to win contests, which in turn, for a professional bodybuilder or any athlete is their reward or "pleasure".

It is also necessary for an individual to feel that same kind of "pain" whether it be physical or mental, to be able to attain their level of "pleasure" or to reach their” goal".

To be able to pursue or achieve a goal, particularly if you are very unhappy with your life or a situation or an emotion, you really have to feel and experience the emotion at a base level.

Only by feeling very dissatisfied and unhappy, in essence, feeling the "pain" will you be able to gain the motivation to do something positive and take positive and congruent steps to change things for the better.