Tuesday, July 8, 2014

What You Want is Acheived Outside of Your Comfort Zone !



Babies learn to walk by trying over and over again. Not by remaining on their backs and behinds. They don't continue to crawl until they are 2 and 3 years old just because they mastered the skill of crawling. The have a natural desire to progress to walking. In order to learn that important skill of walking babies will stumble, fall forward and fall backwards. Parents will help sometimes, let them stumble sometimes and allow them to fall on their own at times.

Babies are unaware of the fear of falling, do not understand the embarrassment of falling, and therefore those mental obstacles of fear and embarrassment do not get in their way of learning how to walk.

Young children and teenagers usually experience growth spurts. These growth spurts can often create pain in the bones and joints of these kids as the body stretches.

Every year school age kids change grades, classrooms, teachers, schools and curriculum. They move on to a new environment. They have mastered the skills of the previous grade therefore it is now time to move forward. If we gave in to our fears and love for our comfort zone we would remain in the same grade or school because we were comfortable with the setting, practices and people.

Ask yourself how can we develop if we aren't willing to change and experience new things by letting go of what we’re used to? Many of us adults want something greater, but are afraid to leave what we’re used to.

Unfortunately when get older and become adults we run from change. We say to ourselves:

-"I'm use to this. Why change?"
- " I don't want to leave because I know the people and the processes."
- " If I leave I will have to change, start over, and learn new skills."
-It’s going to be difficult.
-I’m scared !
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The baby stumbles and falls, but gains the valuable skill of walking. The teenager experiences the joint pain, pimples, hormone changes, and other physical changes in order to become an adult. We go through these challenges and strange stages to blossom into very attractive and physically different adults.

Growth and Success is often uncomfortable, and full of unknowns. In order to grown and become successful we have to be willing to step out of our comfort zone. We must be willing to start new relationships, establish new contacts, learn new skills, create new experience and expose our vulnerabilities.

What you want will be achieved by stepping bravely in to unchartered waters. You will get closer to your goals step by step by exposing yourself to environments that will test you physically and mentally. You will gain courage, strength, empowerment and feelings of happiness from overcoming the challenges and obstacles you face outside of your comfort zone.

You can either be uncomfortable in your comfort zone dealing with the desire to be more, wanting more and regretting never trying or giving your best. Or you can be uncomfortable as you grow, learn, gain experiences, live life and overcome challenges as you work your way to success and happiness.

You may be scared, you may be unsure, you may feel unprepared. GO FOR IT ANYWAY !!


2 comments:

  1. Growth can be painful and so many times people give up. Change then becomes difficult as fear sets in crippling us of our will and desire to change. Too many times we want to "control" our surroundings and when circumstances require change we can't embrace it due to fear.

    We must learn to live with courage and hope. Living with a positive mental attitude. Accepting trials, knowing no matter how difficult or how long it takes, should we persevere, we will come out victorious.

    OUR MENTAL ATTITUDE IS THE GATEWAY TO SUCCESS. If you think you can - - you will. Hence, if you think you can't - - you won't.

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  2. Fear does have the pontential to cripple us. However if what we desire has a greater purpose we can find the courage within us to do what we want anyway, despite the fear. It is a daily battle. As you said "If you think you can ---you will." Let's constantly remind ourselves that "WE WILL !!" At the end of the day we will realize that "WE DID" because we focused on the CAN vice the can't.

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