For the first 40 days of this year, I jumped in a cold swimming pool with two of my sons, as a practice in facing discomfort and fear.
We never looked forward to it, but it taught me a lot about facing things I don’t want to face.
The things we don’t want to face can look like a top hits list:
- Overwhelming piles of work
- Our unhealthy habits
- Our addictions to social media or online browsing
- Finances or taxes
- Difficult conversations
- Projects I’ve been putting off
- Putting my work out into the world
- Piles of stuff in my garage
Does any of that sound familiar? Turns out, facing difficult stuff is huge!
In this article, I’ll share what cold swimming taught me about facing difficult stuff.