Growth Hurts - Ask a Lobster!
- Keith Power
- Apr 26
- 2 min read
Sounds strange, right? But stay with me, because this simple truth might change the way you think about stress, growth, and success.
Here’s the thing about lobsters: Their shell doesn’t grow with them. As they get bigger, the shell becomes tight, restrictive, and painful. At a certain point, the lobster can’t ignore the discomfort anymore; it has to leave the old shell behind. It hides, vulnerable and exposed, while it grows a new, bigger shell. And then? It repeats the cycle. Over and over again.
Stress isn’t the problem. It’s the trigger for growth.
If the lobster waited for things to feel “easy,” it would die trapped inside its old shell:
Your career growth works the same way:
Feeling squeezed in your current role?
Restless with your routines?
Tired of your old ways of thinking?
Good!
That pressure isn’t failure, it’s the signal that it’s time to step into a bigger version of yourself. But, like the lobster, there’s a catch:
Growth means risk.
It means being vulnerable for a while.
It means leaving the safety of what you know to build something stronger.
If You’re Feeling the Squeeze Right Now, Here’s What to Remember:
Pressure is a gift - it pushes you toward your next breakthrough.
Discomfort is temporary - the growth you earn lasts.
You are not broken - you’re becoming.
When you look back later, you’ll realise that the moments when you felt most uncomfortable were the moments you grew the most.
No pressure - no diamonds
No discomfort - no new shell.
No risk - no reward.
Be the lobster 🦞
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