7 Reasons Why Your Discomfort Zone Can Revolutionize Your Life
A recipe for an immediate change
After my graduation this summer, I had a few months off, where I settled into my comfort zone more than ever, and at first, it felt, well, very comfortable. But after 3 months, I began to feel like I could do so much more and felt like my potential was being wasted.
So right now, I’m out of the country, doing an internship in Czechia, and I feel that I have grown as a person more in the past month I’ve been here than I did in all those months of being home.
Today I’d like to share with you 7 reasons why your discomfort zone can revolutionize your life and hope you’ll enjoy it.
1. The only catalyzer of change is change
“The comfort zone is a psychological state in which one feels familiar, safe, at ease, and secure. You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.” ― Roy T. Bennett
2. Dreams are achieved by having the courage to work on them
“The comfort zone is nothing else but a graveyard for your dreams and ideas .” — Jowel Rana
3. Being comfortable does not always mean it is what you want
“Resistance to change is very much governed by your comfort zone. Just because something is comfortable does not for a moment mean it’s what you want, or even good for you for that matter.”
— Robin H-C
4. Change requires courage
“You can choose courage or you can choose comfort. You cannot have both.”
— Brene Brown
5. Too much time in your comfort zone minimizes your ability to take risks
“We want to take ourselves out of our comfort zones; when you’re in your comfort zone for so long, you only play to a certain level.”
— Toni Duggan
6. Small steps result in small results
“If you always do what is easy and choose the path of least resistance, you never step outside your comfort zone. Great things don’t come from comfort zones.” — Roy Bennett
7. Achievements are gained through having the courage to face the discomfort
“Comfort is the enemy of achievement.”
— Farrah Gray
Final thoughts
Today I’ve shared with you 7 reasons why your discomfort zone can revolutionize your life and hope you’ve enjoyed it.
Thank you for reading.
-E.K.
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