Gets worse before getting better
We were doing a major renovation last year and a lot of rearrangement in our home this year. Both followed the same pattern - initial excitement, then a tough and long period of effort, doubt, and despair as things get messy, and finally light and joy at the end of the tunnel. This is true with many things in life - career transitions, starting a family, new business, hobby, or health journey. Getting to a higher maxima often requires you to climb down from the comfort of your current local maxima. That’s always uncomfortable and uncertain. But if you don’t risk it (and endure/enjoy the process), you don’t get the biscuit.