Nothing Will Happen If You Don’t Get Uncomfortable

Discomfort = Growth

Reluctant to move to a new city? Stuck in a soul-crushing job? Scared to take on new challenges in your career? I know what you have. In fact, I just got your tests back. I’m afraid you’re suffering from Comfort zone’s disease. Don’t fret because it’s highly treatable.

Human beings are instinctively — by default — fearful. What before served as a survival tool now is keeping you from achieving great things.

It can be hard to swallow but comfort plummets creativity and kills productivity. Comfort keeps you from experiencing the raw throb of life. Uncertainty and fear are ubiquitous emotions that we are constantly faced with and sometimes it seems like we are helpless before them. But, should we allow fear to take over our lives?

“Growth and comfort do not coexist” — Ginni Rometty

Fear is your best ally

We often find ourselves fueled by fear, shame, uncertainty, and vulnerability. Why? What do we do that? Our lives are set up to take risks and to be rewarded for doing so. Thus, it will only pay off if you try, otherwise, prepare to live in a constant ‘What-if’ state.