Rob shares his key learnings and insights that have impacted him recently, focussing upon the fact that life is not meant to be easy and that we should challenge the notion that everything should be comfortable and effortless. Rob discusses the importance of closing the gap between where we are and where we want to be, and the need to trust ourselves and follow our principles. He also explores the concepts of momentum, making tough decisions, and shouldering responsibility.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Life is tough and full of challenges. We should challenge the notion that everything should be easy and comfortable, embracing difficulties and overcoming obstacles. It's important to take small steps and make incremental progress towards our goals, whether it's mastering a skill or achieving personal growth. Trust oneself and follow one's own principles and beliefs. Trusting oneself leads to personal growth and the ability to make decisions confidently. Embrace momentum: Take action and build momentum in our lives, as small steps can lead to exponential progress. BEST MOMENTS "Everything seems to be now, particularly in the first world, the Western world, it's all about making things easy and comfortable. It's damn well wrong."  "Life is tough. Challenge is tough, it's meant to be there and getting to the top in anything and being the best person you can be and achieving your dreams and goals ain't easy."  "Run from comfort. Life ain't easy. Not meant to be easy. Easy's death."  "It's not about being nice. It's about being the toughest angel there is. It's that steel and velvet." VALUABLE RESOURCES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leader-manager-coach-podcast/id1370481271?mt=2 https://www.robryles.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMPYDVzZVnA https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertryles/?originalSubdomain=uk Rob Ryles is a UEFA A licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience Rob Ryles prides himself on having a forward thinking and progressive approach to the game built through his own experience as well as lessons learned from a number of highly successful managers and coaches. The Leader Manager Coach Podcast is where we take a deep dive examining knowledge, philosophies, wisdom and insight to help you lead, manage and coach in football, sport and life. LEARN MORE HERE Football, coach: https://www.patreon.com/robryles This show was brought to you by Progressive Media