What’s on Stacy’s Mind
What’s on Stacy’s Mind
Life Begins at the end of your comfort Zone
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
Most people live out their entire lives within their comfort zones. They are afraid to change, afraid to step out, afraid to travel, afraid to try new things, new food...whatever. They continue to do things the way they've always done it. They are just afraid of the unknown. They stay where they feel safe and where they know all the rules of the game. Most of us live our lives within the limits that we have set for ourselves of what we think we are capable of achieving. These limits are always born out of fear. We dread what lies beyond what we already know.
Then there are the rest, those who take those steps, who embrace change and who leap into the unknown, for they know that true human potential knows no bounds. These people know that resisting change is a trap.
Those who try to resist change are the ones who dwell in past and live in constant misery. When we are attached to what is comfortable, it can cause so much inertia that we start resisting change altogether. The fact is that when we are too comfortable, it’s very easy to believe that change is something that happens to other people.
Even if you believe that change will come sooner or later, you may dismiss it with the thought that you will adapt to it when it arrives.This is a mental trap. Not only will you be unprepared for the change, but when it comes, your attachment to your comfort zone will make you cling on to the past and make life miserable for you. The best way to beat this is to embrace change. When you realize that you’ve been in the comfort zone for too long, when you recognize that your growth is stagnating, when you realize that you have not done anything new or exciting for the last year, call in the changes.
Make changes, big changes to your life. Learn where you want to take your life and move in that direction. If that calls for a career change, do it. If that calls for a change in a relationship, do it. If that calls for a change in where you live, do it.
Make the changes that you were afraid to make all along. Ask questions to yourself and realize the limits you have placed upon yourself. Push them. Break them.
Let go of the limiting beliefs and thought patterns that don’t serve you in attaining your goals.
This new year, trace the ends of your comfort zone and take the step beyond. Life begins there.
I love you,
Stacy
Sunday, January 10, 2016