The more we can trust, the more we can grow. There’s a positive correlation between the amount of trust we have and the weight of discomfort we can handle and grow from. Trust is essential to overcoming the uncomfortable and uncertain because it provides the internal foundation needed to step forward. When you’ve cultivated trust, you believe in your capacity to navigate and endure any difficult situation ahead.

The more attached we are to an outcome, the less likely we are to realize it. Attachment to results leaves us fighting current circumstances instead of working with them. When we let go and trust– trust our preparation, our practice, our process – it frees us to be present and function most effectively with the tools we already have.

Growth is not just a function of better strategy, more grit, and harder work. It’s a function of the real work: the uncomfortable work to let go of what we already know and trust that there’s something greater on the other side. A cultivated belief that we can depart from the status quo – about ourselves, our teams, our companies – and realize our potential beyond it.