Many leaders stay trapped in response mode because they believe discomfort is bad. When you don’t respond immediately, decline a meeting, or let someone else solve the problem, it feels uncomfortable—like you’re falling behind or becoming less valuable. But leadership maturity means being intentional with your time, and that requires tolerating discomfort. This week, notice where discomfort shows up when you don’t respond immediately, and treat it as information rather than a signal that something is wrong.