Stay comfortable. Just stay in the lane you’re used to, don’t go outside your box and never push yourself to transcend yourself. That’s the way to live a full life … Of course that’s BS advice & when reading it you thought the same thing. Everybody thinks the same thing though; every person knows that – to quote the great Ralph Waldo Emerson – “unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow” and live a full life. People must lose the thinking that knowing is enough because immediately when people understand an idea such as this one, they (un)consciously don’t dig deeper into evaluating themselves. As Bruce Lee once stated, “Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.” Challenging your comfort zone leads to growth.
But every person has free will. As I mentioned in Willing to Die to Live … The Pain of Discipline, you can settle and live a life challenge-free if you want to. That’s fine; do what you do – read about all this stuff, know all the ideas, but don’t apply s***. But for those tough-minded men and women out there resolute in developing themselves, read further. Whether you were thrown into an uncomfortable situation or threw yourself into one, use the adversity of the moment to become more authentic, stronger, and more competent. And then when that uncomfortable zone becomes a comfort zone, find a new uncomfortable zone to go into, and just keep on chasing new zones to break into. What you’ll discover is that uncomfortable zones are really just a matter of perspective. You can choose to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. And once you develop that mindset, you become comfortable in all zones. That un-rattled psyche – always comfortable no matter the situation – turns you into the truest, strongest form of yourself. See for yourself … or not. It’s up to you.
Scott Peck – “The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”
Jess Huddart (15:14) – “There’s a difference in feeling uncomfortable because something is really wrong and bad for you, compared to feeling uncomfortable because you’re worried what others would think or you’re afraid of failing. Because ultimately, it will help you grow. It’s the only way that we as human beings can grow and the only way we’ve ever evolved. Putting yourself in uncomfortable or challenging or disruptive situations will allow you to push yourself further than you ever thought you were capable of.”
*** Ray Lewis talk at The Potter’s House containing the initial quote (6:10)
– CY Inspired