You should never get too comfortable. Comfort stunts personal growth. A life of comfort will gradually kill you and you will find yourself in the same stagnant state. Evolution grows in discomfort. If you want to discover yourself, if you want to get what is truly yours, you need to get out of that soft delicate blanket. I know it is warm in there but it is warmer in a Mercedes , in your new apartment or in your dream life.
Most of the time we stay in our comfort zones because we feel safe though we are not okay with the level of safety and we are very uncertain. We wonder what it would be like to get out of our warm and cozy couch and go to the cold in such harsh weather conditions. Well, remember all of this is just for a season. Winter doesn’t stay for long before the bright colorful summer shows up. Think about your goals, they won’t come to reality if you keep watching Netflix with a bowl of popcorn.
How to get out of your comfort zone
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Set a clear vision of what you want to achieve: you can do this by creating a vision board. This will help you foresee the life of your dreams and will continue to remind you why your hard work is needed and important.
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Renew your mind: You need to adopt a growth mindset and believe that there is so much more beyond the life you are living right now. Let your mimd accept that growth is very possible and train your brain to adapt to new situations.
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Challenge yourself: This can be hard in the beginning but it will help you a lot. Challenge yourself to try something new or to do something you think it is impossible for you to achieve all alone. This will make you more productive.
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Take baby steps: Do not try to run Mount Everest when you are incapable of doing a 30 miles run. It will scare you and you will return back to your blanket because it has less stress and anxiety. Start small. You are never far behind, in fact, you are closer than you think. Run 15 miles then 30 miles then 45 miles and so on… Then you will be able to run 10,000 miles
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Take each failure as a lesson: Don’t be scared of failing but be scared of never trying. Failure isn’t the end of it all. In each fail, ask yourself what went wrong and learn from it. That’s how you grow.
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Surround yourself with the right people: People who are ambitious and are comfortable being uncomfortable should be the type of people you should hang out with. This will make you feel less alone and you will see that there are many who tried and came out successful.
Eleanor Roosevelt once said « Do one thing everyday that scares you » and this begins with stepping out of your comfort zone!
