So yeah. The title is a little ... um, in your face. But it's only because I LOVE YOU! You know? Anyways, the reason you're reading this is because you KNOW it's time to leave behind the "good ole" comfort zone. Why do you know this? Because we humans have an innate ability to sense when things are getting stale and boring and when we need to kick our lives up a notch.
What exactly does that meeeeeeeaaaan?
I know, right? Kick it up a notch? Kick WHAT up a notch?
YOUR EVERYTHING. I mean it. If you even a little bit unhappy then you have the ability to step it up! I know, I know "Gawd, can she stop being so vague!!?"
Here's the deal. Are you happy?
I mean really. Are you really happy?
If you're even a little unhappy then you need to hear me out:
You can change it.
"IT" is your weight, your job, your relationship, your friendships, your attitude, your apartment, your estranged father, your whatever. The confusing part is that we think we have no control over the things that are bothering us.
Reality check: we do. We have TOTAL control over every problem I just listed above ^^.
Did you know that your comfort zone is actually the OPPOSITE of comfortable? You've probably heard this before and if you have it probably was like "Wow! That is sooo true" and then you completely forgot about it and continued life in your "not-so-comfortable-comfort-zone", right?
The universe has this thing where when we try to leave our comfort zone's it sends difficulty our way in an attempt to be like "WOAH, hang on a second! Don't leave the comfort zone!" and of course when something bad happens on our path of growth, we shrink down and go back to our CZ.
Like when you joined a gym, and then you got injured a week later.
Or when you thought about going after that new job you were passionate about (which would've been more work) you found out your company now offers health insurance to you (BTW: if you're in America like me, this is a big deal)
There are so many situations unique to YOUR life that no doubt have happened in a way to make you stay in your comfort zone! But where are you? Are you living each day to the fullest? Are you on the path of making your dreams come true? Are you making an impact in other peoples lives?
When you step out of your comfort zone, you gotta KNOW the universe is gonna send some problems your way, and it's your job to say:
"Get outta' here petty problems! I'm going for it anyway!"
It's not like you can really TALK to these circumstances, but you need to say it in your head "I'm going for it anyway!" Screw the health insurance/injury/uglybreakup/debtcollector/whateverproblemyourfacing!
Right?
When you successfully step out of your comfort zone you will SEE your life transform. Not overnight. Not in a week. But after a month of consistently being out there, you will completely surprise yourself at how awesome your life is getting.
And that's all we really want, right? An awesome life? Snaps for Jessica! (Legally Blonde reference)
When you step out of your comfort zone, I promise you will lose the weight, find the right man, get the job, and all the other awesome things waiting for you. But you HAVE you do it!
I hope this is speaking to you. Because dang it sure spoke to me when I realize how freakishly true this was. Get this:
I finally realized I was tired of half-assing it in my business, so I decided I would stop texting customers and pick up the phone, which was um ... SCARY ... to say the least. Anyways, Saturday night I'm sitting at my desk, phone in hand, and Charlie on my lap. I make my FIRST EVER phone call and I'm nervous (sweaty palms and all that good stuff) I made the call, hung up the phone, then Charlie PEED on me.
YES! He peed on me! He is a 100%, cute as a button, house trained dog! It confused me, seriously grossed me out, and caught me WAY off guard. First I cried, then I showered, then cleaned it all up. But seriously, WHAT?! Ew. The next day I KNEW it was now or never, continue in my comfort zone which was getting me nowhere, or forge ahead despite the major "sign".
Take it from me: a "sign" to stop something really means you're doing it right and you need to move FORWARD.
So, what do you think? Can you think of an area of your life where you KNOW it's time to leave the comfort zone and experience some real magic in life?!
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