With college graduation just around the corner, I find myself looking back at my past and my college career. When looking at my college experience over the years, I find myself wondering if I would do anything different, and I wouldn’t. I took risks and went all out and I would encourage anyone else to do the same.
All too often people are quick to fall into a routine of things. They feel safe in this routine and safe where they are because they are familiar with it and it’s all they have ever known. So few people are willing to push societal norms and stray from the routine and step out of their comfort zone.
You cannot achieve great things if you don’t take a chance or push yourself to be better. If you don’t step out of your comfort zone you will never get into that school you want, you will never land that job you want, and your goals will remain only surface-level.
People stay in their comfort zone because they feel safe and secure. They know that their life will remain constant and keep going the way it’s been, the only way they know. It’s the easier way than to try something new and fail. Staying comfortable is much simpler than change.
Though staying in your comfort zone has its benefits, you can do so much more! Instead of settling or being simply satisfied, we should strive to be great!
The comfort zone is a trap; it traps us into staying where we are and failing to reach our full potential. It’s a trap that tries to convince you “you can’t do it” and you “will never be more” but it’s a lie. Everyone has a purpose in life and talents and gifts that they may never discover if they don’t take a chance and leave their safe spot. You only have one life and one shot, so why not do it the best and greatest that you can? Breaking free of your mold and comfort zone is an adventure in itself, you will be surprised to see what you can do and who you can become if you are willing to put yourself out there and take a chance. When you leave your comfort zone you will experience the world in a whole new way that you never thought possible. Aim high, not low. If you don’t push your boundaries you’ll never find how much you can handle, you will never grow stronger or grow into the person that you are meant to be.
It’s easier and safer for many people to stay where they are and to never leave their comfort zone, but life is about so much more than that! It’s easier to take the safer way and easy way because it’s harder to fail, but the truth is, if we don’t fail we will never flourish and become who we need to be. You will never truly be successful if you don’t take a risk. Life is all about failing and getting back up, it’s what makes the success more gratifying in the end. So take a chance and adventure out of your comfort zone!