You don’t avoid pain. You just choose when you pay for it.

In this short but brutal segment from Episode 13, Josh Bridges lays out a truth most people spend their whole lives dodging: discomfort is non-negotiable. You either take it on voluntarily, early, and with intent or life shows up later with interest and no mercy.

Josh breaks down why choosing hard work, discipline, and sacrifice now is always cheaper than the forced suffering that comes from avoidance, complacency, or waiting until circumstances corner you. The pain you delay doesn’t disappear. It grows. It compounds. And when it finally hits, it’s rarely on your terms.

This clip is for anyone standing at a fork in the road pretending the “easy” path won’t cost them later. It will.