For those who haven’t heard it yet: We’re moving to a bigger, spankier new office. It will have everything that we have been wanting: A cool guest area for meetings, small events and get-togethers, an effective and energetic work area, an open deck for barbequeing and evening parties, and the one thing that I have been dreaming about all these years: a spacious, high-ceiling, well equipped studio.

It is literally a dream coming true. It is a very exciting milestone that will bring a lot of goodness to our business.

But as expected, the whole thing has just been a great massive pain for me.

Doing the transactions, managing the funds, applying for mortgage, taking care of the permits and taxes, designing the spaces, and lastly handling and overseeing the renovations.

Oh and then there’s thing thing called money.

I have told all the world about it in my blogpost: We reported quite a loss in our profits last year (for good reason), and that certainly put a strain in our finances. Not a good thing when you need mountains of money for buying, renovating and moving your office.

In short: I have headaches, my heart is trembling out of fear and I am losing comfortable sleep.

But I chose this path consciously. Like I said: I expected this. And if I examined my heart closely: I want this. I want this fear inside me.

Why? Why not choose the paths that are easier, more comfortable, and a lot safer? Why not get a smaller office in a smaller street, and just move the desks in without renovations? Or not move at all at our old comfortable office?

Because all my life I believe in this little mantra I created: “Sakit Menuju, Bukan Sakit Melulu.”

Loosely translated into “Hurting to go somewhere, not just always hurting.” (Well, it has a better rhyme in Indonesian.)

I am a huge believer of putting discomfort in your life. It is almost like a compass, that whenever I am uncomfortable with something, that means I have to do it.

Because being uncomfortable means I am stretching my capacity, I am preparing myself for something now, and I am taking big risks. Those are all the things that you need to make you a better person and the things that will get you closer to the best life has to offer.

Knowing this, understanding this, wanting this: the energy and the enthusiasm replenish quicker. The motivation abundant. “Ini sakit menuju, bukan sakit melulu,” I say to myself.

Same thing will happen if you applied this to that new unfamiliar project you’re assigned to. Or the long-avoided family reunion trip. Or being put into a high-pressure, high-demanding team at work. Or making a huge investment in a new bold venture.

The mantra can be used as a test to. This painful thing you are going through? Is the pain getting you somewhere, or the pain is just the same old pain everyday because you are not willing to change?

Embrace risk. Look for fear. Welcome the pain that will get you higher.

I’ll see you at the top 🙂 #MendadakMotivatorSuper

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