Hey Chris,
I can’t get out from my comfort zone because I don’t feel safe or i feel disgust out of my comfort zone. But this kind of intention is destroying my life.
Is life really better outside my comfort zone or is that some new age stuff?
Signed,
Comfortable
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You know, comfortable, I hear you.
When we got through the pandemic (as much as that means), I got infinitely more comfortable being at home. As long as I had food and entertainment, I was good to go.
I enjoyed getting out to grocery shop and getting home. Not venturing much beyond it. I didn’t feel safe without my mask or without a purpose for even going out.
Then, I took a new position at work that required travel. Freaked me out!!! I didn’t want to go into an airport, onto an airplane, much less sit in a meeting, 4 years after Covid hit, without a mask!
But I knew I had to for my job. My manager even supported my wearing a mask in the meeting, if that made me comfortable.
But I knew that this was going to become an opportunity, for not only getting back on the road (I loved to fly everywhere!), but to get out from behind my mask and my fears.
Well, after that first trip, getting there and home safely without any issues, I was energized!
I found a retreat in Sedona, AZ, a location on my bucket list for years! I paid for it and got back on a plane to get there! It was BETTER than I could have expected! Not only did I have the best experience there, it further energized me for a European trip in 2025!
Now if I had convinced my manager that I needed to attend this meeting virtually and stayed safe at home, I would not have gotten my life back.
What did it take for me to do this, comfortable?
It took me “deciding” that my world couldn’t remain as it was, to have the life I really wanted.
You’ve said that staying in your comfort zone is destroying your life. Therefore, you already know that you have to decide what is more pleasurable…staying in or getting out and into the life you want.
What do YOU really want, comfortable?
That’s the first place to start…
Identify what you REALLY want…
Decide if it’s worth the pleasure to pursue it.
Notice, I am not talking about the “pain” of staying there. You already know the pain…it’s what brought you here to ask the question.
I now want you to identify the pleasure you’ll receive, if you get out of your comfort zone.
For me, the pleasure of seeing the red rocks of Sedona, was more than I could have comprehended. It has changed my view of what life could be, on so many levels.
- Ready to have your view changed?
- Ready to have more pleasure in your life?
- Ready to have so much more than you have now?
The mere fact that you asked, tells me…you’re ready.
Identify what you really want and take one small step in its direction…and all the other steps will reveal themselves to you.
You are so freaking worth it!
~ Find the gift!
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