Are you struggling to achieve your goals? Maybe your comfort zone is the reason. We all have high aspirations. However, it can be hard to turn those dreams and goals into reality. The truth is many of us struggle to reach our goals. The reason frequently involves our apprehension about stepping out of our comfort zone.
Unfortunately, “someday” never happens. Eventually, the life you dreamed of becomes a memory, a wish-I-would-have thought. Our fear of trying something different, putting ourselves out there and going for it keeps us from taking action. We let our comfort zone keep us safe. Your comfort zone keeps you paralyzed from attempting what you desire. You may have goals and dreams but are terrified of what could happen if you pursue them. Instead, it’s safer to stay where you’re comfortable.
Maybe you’re afraid of speaking to a large group of people, so you don’t go after the next level in your career, even though it is what you want. You keep to yourself and remain in your existing position rather than moving to a more comfortable and rewarding one.
Perhaps you don't pursue your dream of starting your own business because you are scared of failing. Maybe you avoid new experiences because you are afraid of meeting new people and appearing silly. So you stay at home, where you are most at ease.
No matter what it looks like, your comfort zone is keeping you trapped. You stop advancing professionally. You don’t grow and develop personally. You eat the same way, live in the same place, drive the same kind of car, and associate with the same people.
When you stay in your comfort zone, you will willingly miss out on vital possibilities. As a result, you may lose contact with your relationships, your health may suffer, and you may wind up living a mediocre existence.
Your hesitation to act and go outside of your comfort zone, for whatever reason, has a direct influence on your ambitions. If you are frightened to take the next step and choose not to, you will remain where you are and never achieve your objectives.
We have heard a lot about getting out of our comfort zone. But have you ever thought about why you should? After all, our comfort zone is where we feel in control and safe. It’s where we can predict what will happen and how we will feel. There won’t be any surprises that we cannot handle.
Stepping out of your comfort zone helps you build up your self-confidence and the way you view yourself.
Make that jump today and live the life you were meant to live.
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