If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Wanting something to be better is rarely enough on its own to make it better. Progress runs through friction, resistance and cost, whether the change is public or entirely private, and difficulty appearing is not a sign that you chose the wrong path. Usually it is a sign that something real is finally being moved.

None of that argues for making things hard on purpose. When you meet resistance, ask whether it is the kind that means stop or the kind that means you have reached the load-bearing part. Then decide honestly what you are willing to spend.