get uncomfortable

I put a post up on Instagram the other day about doing something uncomfortable in order to grow. I think so many times we get caught up in our comfort zones and we end up doing the same thing over and over and over. We just hang out in life. Nothing is fun. Nothing is challenging. I wonder why we do that to ourselves. Is it because we are afraid to try new things? Are we afraid to fail? Is it because we just don’t care? I mean, really, the comfy chair and TV calling every night is comfortable. Is it hard or risky? Not hard or risky, but definitely comfy. Do you think that makes you feel less fulfilled? Do you think that makes you become lazy and lethargic? I do. What fun is it to just exist?

I think the more we sit around and be comfortable, the more we are missing out on things. The more we are missing out on life. The more we are missing out on opportunities. You miss out on the magic. Why not take a chance? What’s the worst thing that could happen? Really, what’s the worst thing that could happen? It might not work out? But what if you didn’t try in the first place. You would never know how it might have turned out. You would never know how much you would grow from the experience.

Growing is scary shit. Doing new things is scary shit. What if it’s not uncomfortable enough? What does uncomfortable enough even mean? Uncomfortable by definition means to cause discomfort or distress. Do you feel distressed ever? Well, then that is uncomfortable enough. And by the way, who the hell can tell you what is uncomfortable enough? Not me. Only you can decide for yourself what is uncomfortable enough.

How many times have you sat in your comfy chair watching TV and then all of a sudden it’s time for bed or half a day has passed and you really wished you would have gone outside or gone out and done something. It’s like we are just washing out of life.

I’m trying to think of the last thing that I did that was out of my comfort zone. Opening a business. That was definitely out of my comfort zone. Working 12-14 hours days for the last six years. Yeah, that was out of my comfort zone, but I wouldn’t change it. Starting an online business. That is definitely out of my comfort zone and I am still learning the ins and outs of that. That is a daily out my comfort zone for sure. But I push past the feelings of self doubt. I push past the feelings of inadequacy. I push past the voices telling me I can’t do it. I push past the haters. I push past. Every single day I push past.

I want to be comfortable living uncomfortably. I’m getting there. I’m not afraid to level up.

Push past the comfort zone and try something new. Take a chance. Take a chance on you. Get out of that box and level up.