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Key Takeaways Pain isn’t the enemy; it’s information pointing you toward necessary change.
Lasting growth comes from better questions, self-approval and consistent small shifts.
The biggest changes in my life did not come from resolutions. They came from pain. Physical pain. Emotional pain. Identity pain. The kind that forces you to slow down long enough to ask better questions.
That is also how I became friends with Brian Bradley.
Not through a business introduction or a formal program, but through a conversation that challenged how I thought about pain, responsibility, self-love love and leadership at a moment when I was finally ready to hear it.
As we step into a new year, I want to pass along three lessons from that relationship that changed how I show up as a wife, a mother and a boss, and gave me the structure and resilience to keep getting stronger instead of starting over every January.
Before you read on, I will ask one thing: suspend judgment. This is not about blame or fixing yourself. It is about understanding yourself.
1. Pain isn’t the problem. It is the signal.
Most of us want pain to stop.
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