Comfort is your #1 disease. Here’s how to banish it from your life

One of our biggest regrets from the book 5 Regrets of dying is: we didn’t have the courage to live the lives we really wanted to live.

Whether it was from people pleasing or just fear — a there is a really bigger root cause: Comfort.

We’re too scared, comfortable, whinny and excuse making to go after what we really want.

The chair feels real cushy…until we have a needle that pokes our butt!!!

And if not checked it can happen to all of us.

And that’s the thing. With all the tips and tricks you may learn: here is an important lesson: The path to success is typically counter intuitive.

Doing the necessary hard stuff (often only in our minds) is actually what will get you there the quickest.

In fact I dare say, most of us use tips and hacks to patch things up.

When we develop the courage to consistently get out of our comfort zones things actually begin to really shift.

And we have our big breakthrough.

Here are a few ways to make yourself uncomfortable in order to comfortably reach your desired levels of success.

And to be clear, nothing’s wrong with feeling good. We just shouldn’t use it to feel too comfy and settle for less than we want.

Take a cold shower

Very often, people who are comfy either think too much or don’t think a lot at all. Life just feels so good and they’re so chill. A good cold shower, especially in the morning fixes that.

Cold showers have been proven to be quite effective for boosting will power and fostering discipline by many books and studies.

But the point is, it really shocks your system. Now I get it that it may seem like too much for you, but try. Try it one morning or heck, now!

The jolt and dopamine release you get from consistently doing it is enough to set your life right back on track.

Another good reason is that it’s also a great stress reliever.

If you’ve got a lot of your mind or just want to wind down from a long day, a nice cold shower will have you sleep like a little puppy.

Change where you live once every 2 years

This one is a bit contentious for some. If you’re paying off a mortgage for your new home or for family / professional reasons, it may not be as practical.

However if you’re a digital nomad or you’re living in an apartment, it’s a great way to shake things up.

It is said variety is the spice of life right?

Changing where you live forces you to adapt to a new environment and literally become a new person.

Two years is a reasonable amount of time for the average person. However if you’re really a fanatic like I am, try three months!

Travel, new cultures, new sceneries, new people changes you…and actually helps you see who you really are over time.

You’ll be able to see what changes and what’s the same within you that actually needs changing.

Meditate daily

With all that’s changing and we’re forced to react to, you need a center.

Just like when you staring down under in the bathroom. You need to stare up and pause daily at your mind.

Meditation is so wonderful and beneficial. Cultivating a daily habit does wonders for your focus, discipline and world outlook.

Learning to notice and calm the monkey mind feels like a super power when you don’t have it.

And It is. Especially on days where things don’t go as planned and your world seems to quickly fall apart.

Apart from the numerous benefits I can write an entire book on, meditation allows you see yourself and thoughts for what they really are and change then.

And it doesn’t have to complicated or Woo-Woo.

Taking a brief moment to reflect and listen to your mind allows you more clearly identify negative thought loops, habits that aren’t serving your goals.

You will also be more mindful of your activities during your day.

These benefits all sounds sweet and warm…but you must commit to them and make it a habit to really see them.

Get a coach

Yes, you read right. Get a coach. Not a sports coach (although that’s not bad either) but a life coach.

One of the biggest reasons we don’t actually make progress towards our goals despite wanting it so much is that you’re not accountable to anyone else.

Having a “professional friend” will allow you to more objectively look at yourself, your shortcomings and how you perceive reality.

This is vital especially if you’re the type who don’t think you need one. A good coach will never make it about them and will hold you firm to your highest standards and desired outcomes than you feel like you can realistically attain right now.

We’re all human. We make mistakes and have bad days sometimes. But it’s not how many times you fall, but how many you have the courage to keep getting up and pressing on that counts.

A good coach helps you not keep falling for your own BS and get the outcomes you really want.

I have one myself!

Pick a new area to re-invent yourself every 90 days

We’re constantly going through changes and transitions in our lives. Whether it’s losing that baby weight or switching from a job into an full time business owner, there is always something to be attained.

Whether major or small, instead of feeling like we’re dragging our feet or we’re being literally forced to do it, be proactive about it.

Instead you should actively seek to re-invent yourself every 3 months.

Why 3 months you may ask?

90 days is a realistic amount of time to form a new habit and commit to a new cause. It’s why many exercise programs and course happen in 90 cycles.

And that could be anything: gaining a new certification, learning a new skill or taking that dance class.

To be happy and to fully grab life by the horns, you must see it as happening for you and not to you.

And my selecting the right changes to make and committing to them, you’re doing just that.

Have personal standards

This one is little pink elephant doesn’t get much attention. But it’s very important and crucial to any sustained success you’ll have.

Who you are is more important than what you’ll get.

We often mistake the attainment if “goals” as they’re what will ultimately make us happy.

However, it’s the achievement of those ideals and who you become that’ll make it worth having.

If I were to hand you a Rolls Royce, would you value it as much as whether you had to earn you way to being able to purchase it yourself?

We value what we earn. And even when we get lucky, it’s because of who were to get ourselves aligned to be fortunate that got us there.

Having personal standards, values and even rules allow you to clearly define who you need to be in order to have the life you really want, instead of just relying on willpower to push your through.

Those of you who have kids, wouldn’t you do anything to make sure they’re safe, fed, happy and well off?

And that would be because you’re a good parent, right?

Exactly the same applies for your goals…and committing to being your best and being clear on exactly what that looks like goes a long way.

Conclusion

A lot of us are afraid of what it would really take because we think our lives will end up too messy.

But the thing is it’s supposed to be that way. There’s no one perfect life story, or come-up situation out there.

Therefore you need to be proud doing you and let go off all shame. You’re good enough just the way you are to begin.

Learn to commit to your greatness with pride, and you’ll be shocked at how fast you’ll have it.

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