A recent round of chemotherapy to treat a pre-cancerous skin condition put me through the ringer – and the experience got me thinking about the process of transformation and how it often requires that we go through a really uncomfortable process in order to achieve new growth.

From diagnosing the thing that’s in our way to emerging on the other side, transformation demands courage, vulnerability, commitment and vision.

Here are my thoughts on the experience and some questions to consider about undertaking transformation in your own life in service of a better you.