Beyond The Comfort Zone

Everyone knows, that people living in the comfort zone are the ones, who live the safest lives in terms of risks. Once you have a well-established, well-worn routine, it's hard to break out of it. The problem is, if you live in your comfort zone, you have no chance of progress, of experiencing the new, the unknown.

It's not that we should be afraid of falling into new things, because that often happens, but of losing the things we do every day that we know well. Many people are afraid to take a step for this reason, and I confess, that I was like that at one time, and then I took the first step into the unknown. It was hard, but worth it.

Two Ways To Leave The Comfort Zone

One is when you have to leave. There are several reasons for this and unfortunately they have happened in the past. It's like an accident, war breaks out, you lose your job, you have to leave your home and many more. We can't help and we have to step out of our comfort zone in such cases.

The other case is when we step out of it of our own volition, because we are tired of the same old same old, nothing worth mentioning happening in our lives. It's comfortable, but we do it for our own progress and development.

In order to do this, we need to feel somewhere, that something in our daily lives is bothering us, that we want something and we want to get it or make it happen. I am sure, that everyone has some kind of desire for a better life.

Let us not sit in the bathtub full of life, because if we just sit in it and do nothing to make it better, it will one day cool down like the water in a hot tub and there will be nothing to do but pull out the plug.

To cross that particular wall, that is beyond your comfort zone, you have to have the heart of a lion, so to speak. To be both brave and loving. If only love is present, it is easy to shy away from risk, if only courage is present, it is easy to become ruthless with ourselves.

Who Are Your Mates?

It makes a difference what kind of people we are surrounded by, when we try to leave our comfort zone. Some people can cause us stress. Imagine having to give an important speech in front of several people and having a boss in the audience with a piercing stare, who makes the whole speech difficult.

But there are also encouraging, motivating people, who help us to take that difficult step. They are the ones who trust us and who will be there for us even if things go wrong and we fail in front of them.

Let Us Make Our Own Decision

We don't have to aspire to something, that others have achieved before us and we want to emulate them. It is certainly not of our own volition and we want to do it out of defiance, because someone else has done it.

If we really want something we feel inside, we can achieve it much more easily, than if we want to imitate someone else. No wonder we are not successful if we want to achieve something we don't want or don't care about.

Don't Be An End In Itself

If you want to achieve a great thing only to glorify it to others, but you have done nothing to help others by your actions, then don't do it, because there is no point. I emphasise that we don't have to be on the verge of something big, if we have achieved something small, that is almost imperceptible to others, but it has made us stronger, then it is worth it.

Conformity Constraints

We should step outside our comfort zone for our own sake, not to please others. Doing something we have never seen or heard of before, can have serious consequences. We cannot come out of it well in the end. Therefore, it should always be our choice as to why we would leave our comfort zone.

Don't Have To Do It Alone

If we think about something, that can be done with a group of people or with our family or friends, then do it with them. It is likely, that it would be a challenge for them too, but at least we are there for each other in difficult times. So here again we should pick the right people to do it with. Do it with people, who trust us and we have to make sure, that we trust them too.

Do Something, That We Won't Regret Later In Life

Make sure it is something worth leaving your comfort zone for, so that when we look back in our old age we can say, yes it was worth it. We don't have to think very big here either. It is enough to spend more time with our loved ones instead of being lazy, because in our old age we may regret not having had so many good memories with our children or our parents. Beyond the comfort zone could be very uncomfortable too. Let's say we have to travel hours and hours to see our relatives, but there will be a time when we cannot do it anymore. The one thing, that we can't take back is the past.

Be Curious And Dare To Act

Just like a child. They are very curious and brave. They want to try out everything, that's in their way. They don't feel shame or fear. If they fail and did not happen bigger and more serious injury or damage, they just stand up and keep on going. They try again and again until they are satisfied. We will not be successful at anything for the first time. If we need to try again, we try again. Failure should not discourage us in our progress.

Life Will Reward Us For Our Courage

Sometimes we don't even know or think about what could happen after we have done something. In this case leaving our comfort zone can be an event that is unplanned and completely unexpected. I mentioned this kind of leaving our comfort zone in the beginning of this article, when we cannot do anything about it. If we have the courage to do it and not bounce back, then life will reward us for what we have done. Don't forget everything is happening for a reason.

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