We associate delayed gratification with pain, and we should. But we also consider pain to be bad, and that is a mistake. Men and women of towering success befriend pain in one form or another. While the mediocre masses wander through history avoiding pain whenever possible, the heroes, leaders, legends, champions, and saints of every age befriend pain. You think of pain as an enemy; they think of it as a friend.
Not an easy thing to do, but I bet it's worth it. I'm tired of taking the easy way out. I want to be strong.
