Comfort Is the Enemy of Vision: Why You’ll Never Change the World from a Recliner

A few years ago, I felt myself slipping.

Not in skill, not in discipline—but in vision. The fire was still inside me, but the job was… easy. Too easy. The kind of easy that dulls you into forgetting who you really are.

I’ve never been built for ease.

I’m the kind of leader who dreams of impossible things. A justice warrior. A builder. A disruptor. A poet who imagines a world where everyone is housed, fed, protected, and seen.

And suddenly, I could feel myself forgetting that.

The Curse of Being Good at the Job

There comes a point in your leadership when you're so good at your role that you could stay forever. Keep the office. Keep the influence. Stay liked. Stay safe.

But at what cost?

I was standing in a role where I had astronomical power—but my purpose was being swallowed whole. I knew I had to choose: stay comfortable in a giant plush office chair or build something from the ground up with no blueprint...again.

So I built Golden Global Enterprises. Not for clout. Not for likes. But because I believe the work I do here can heal the world.

Comfort Is the Real Trap

You know what’s seductive? Stability. The same check. The same desk. The praise of colleagues. The seniority. The slow slide into being a pet instead of a pioneer.

But here’s what I’ve learned: the lives that change the world are rarely the most comfortable. They’re the ones that run toward the fire. That choose heartbreak over hypocrisy. That sacrifice applause for impact.

The moment I started dreaming of ending homelessness in Los Angeles—not reducing it, not managing it, but ending it—everything shifted.

That’s not a job. That’s a calling.

The Cost of Playing It Safe

America sold us a dream built on accumulation: more titles, more salary, more shoes and bags, more status. But too many valedictorians, award-winners and CEOs are morally bankrupt—and spiritually lost.

The world is asking for inner vision to rise up within each of us. ***Maybe that's why Stevie Wonder wrote Innervisions***

Anyway, if you’re numb at work, if your job isn’t challenging anymore, if your decisions aren’t guided by service—you’re too comfortable.

Comfort is fear in a dope Halloween costume. Comfort whispers, “Stay here where you're safe. Don’t risk it.” But vision says, “Let’s go!” and "I can do all things..."

What Are You Really Called to Do?

Last week I wrote about being called to something. I know it resonates, because we all feel it deep within us. We have something that keeps coming up in our minds that won't loose itself.

And the calling...

It’s a way of being. It’s how I speak. How I scroll. How I show up. It’s baked into every moment of my life. It's the clarity Vipassana gave, where silence showed me what shouting never could:

This life is not about what you accomplish. It’s about what you awaken in others.

I’m not here to be famous. I’m here to be a servant. I’m here to build something that lives beyond me.

So I gave up the ocean-front dreams. I gave up the Bentley and butler. I gave up the safety. I gave up the comfort. And I chose impact.

What Are You Waiting For?

If you’ve been playing it safe, I want to lovingly ask: What the hell are you waiting for?

The world is burning. People are unhoused. Racism is mutating. Kids are dying from overdoses. And we’re still on Zoom worrying about how we look?

Enough.

Do what scares you. Do what your grandparents would be proud of from wherever they watch. Do what your soul won’t shut up about. Do the thing that feels bigger than you.

My good people, this week, I want you to:

• Audit your job. Are you aligned with your calling—or just collecting checks? Find opportunities to enact your calling in your current role.
• Stop waiting to have it all figured out. Publish the book. Start the project. Sing the song. Cook. Build the thing.
• Sit in your discomfort. Let it show you what you’re really here for. Be loud about it, even if it scares your family a little. Even if it scares you.

Because you won’t find your purpose in a plush padded chair in a corner office. You’ll find it in motion. In risk. In divine, sacred discomfort.

Be Bold. Be Uncomfortable. Be in Motion.

Be Healed.

Dr. Golden