Episode 349: The Power of the Stretch: Why Discomfort Creates the Results You Want

Women Inspiring Women

Melanie Mitro

Entrepreneurship, Business, Marketing

4.8 • 848 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Have you ever set a goal that felt just a little out of reach — the kind that challenges you to grow into the person who can achieve it? In this episode, I’m diving into the power of stretch goals and how they’ve shaped both my personal and professional journey. I’ll share how stepping outside my comfort zone, embracing discomfort, and staying consistent—despite fear or uncertainty—has helped me accomplish things I once thought were impossible. You’ll learn: • Why discomfort is often a ...

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0:00.7	Have you ever set a goal that felt so far out of reach that you almost didn't even try?
0:06.0	And yet, maybe something inside of you knew this is the goal that's going to stretch me.
0:11.3	It's going to shape me.
0:12.2	It's going to teach me what I'm capable of.
0:14.7	Well, today's episode is for you because I'm sharing the behind the scenes of how I hit a goal
0:20.7	in the last 24 hours of the
0:22.8	month and then how I've done it month after month after month. And it's now getting easier to hit
0:29.5	the goal in less time. There's a lot of mindset shifts that have helped me to realize that
0:35.5	even if I hadn't hit the goal, I still would have won.
0:39.5	Because when you push the edges of what's possible, you either get to the goal or you get the
0:45.8	growth. You get to learn the lesson. And both of those matter. So let's dive into today's episode.
0:59.0	Music So let's dive into today's episode. All right, friends, welcome back to the Melanie Mitro show.
1:02.4	I am so excited that you are here.
1:05.0	And I'm just going to take a quick pause because we've been in rebrand mode over here in Melanie Mitro LLC. And if you haven't yet
1:14.1	gone over to iTunes and clicked on the Melanie Mitro show, can you do that for me today?
1:19.2	Just head over there and go to the show. If you scroll down, you'll see a place where it says
1:23.7	leave a rating and a review. If you could leave me a rating and review, it would mean
1:29.1	the world to me because it helps other listeners just like yourself find this podcast and be
1:35.5	able to consume the content to move their business forward, push past those breakthroughs to achieve
1:40.7	their dreams and their direct sales business. Now, the podcast has been on fire.
1:45.8	I've been loving the feedback that I've been getting.
1:48.0	So don't forget to tag me on Instagram at Melanie Metro.
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