 Beyond Your Comfort Zone
In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and he answered. What you enjoy today is a direct result of what you invested in yesterday. So, if you want the future to be different, start changing what you are doing.
Each of us has a comfort zone. We make most of our decisions based on it. Outside of it we begin to feel uneasy. For example, some of us lack self-confidence unless we wear name-brand clothes; others would not know an Armani suit from a tracksuit! Some of us are intimidated by those higher up the social ladder; others would be comfortable having tea with the Queen. Accomplishing anything worthwhile generally means expanding your comfort zone. That can be scary. It takes guts to leave the ruts! In a rut you learn to tolerate even unbearable situations, which makes change difficult. It takes courage to examine your life, decide what is not working and change it, especially when it involves changing jobs, locations, habits and relationships. But if you want the fruit, you have got to get out on the limb. Behold the turtle: he makes progress only by sticking his neck out. The Psalmist said, "the Lord set me in a large place." Taking a risk every day empowers you; it widens your space. So go ahead, talk to that person who intimidates you, ask your boss for a raise if you deserve it! Seize that opportunity; invest in that business; eat at a nice restaurant, even if it means dining alone! Each night before you go to sleep, plan tomorrow's 'risk.' Why? Because the wider your comfort zone, the less fear can control you.
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