Necessary discomfort is a fantastic motivator.
When you embrace it, you stand only to win. As a person and as a team. I'd argue discomfort is really key to growth.
I bet you've gone through a range of emotions from frustration to excitement, to anger, to joy. All when working in accessibility. You might have not considered it, but that was discomfort pushing you to grow.
If you're a designer, growth means pushing beyond conventional boundaries to create innovative solutions that accommodate more users. You struggle learning assistive technologies and that develops your understanding of accessibility principles.
If you're a developer, growth involves mastering technical skills related to accessibility standards and best practices. You've read this from me a million times by now already, but I'll say it again from a different perspective. Writing semantic HTML might not be comfortable. A <button /> might not be the first thing you reach for when you have a framework-provided button. But leaning more on semantic HTML, you can make sure your work is accessible to users with various disabilities.
And if you're a product owner, growth is about making strategic decisions that prioritise user needs and accessibility. You listen closely to feedback from diverse user groups and you create a more inclusive roadmap that aligns with the broader goals.
All this growth means your product becomes more accessible and usable for more users.
But it all starts with discomfort.