What’s wrong with comfort?
What’s wrong with comfort?
I like comfort. I love when I have been out and get home and can change into “comfy” clothes. I love being in my husbands arms. It’s comfortable and I feel safe there. Comfort makes sense, but really so does discomfort. Why you ask? Because, its good to stretch ourselves and grow. If we always stayed where we were comfortable we would miss out on so much in life!
This doesn’t mean you can’t have any comfort in life, not at all. It’s just that often we get too comfortable and then we don’t try for new, different or better. And no, I am not saying get a new marriage! But, it is possible you’ve gotten comfy in your marriage and you need to take some risks, change things or spice it up…I’m just sayin’.
By stepping out of your comfort zone and taking some risks, big or small, it really can change and add to your life in amazing ways. People seem to fear change yet we are changing on the daily and so is the world around us.
Get back up
As a kid it’s scary to ride a bike, but you take the risk, keep trying, fall, get back up and before you know it you are riding a bike. We do this all the time in life, only it seems the older we get the less risks we take and the more fears we have. Find that childlike faith and step out into something new.
If you’re a parent you know that you were probably comfortable before children. Discovering you were pregnant was likely joyful, but scary at the same time. Yet, now that you have children and stepped into that unknown territory of parenting you wouldn’t go back. At least most days you wouldn’t. ;)
Each time you apply for a new position at work or a new job you are taking a risk. You are stepping out in faith and challenging the status quo of life. Just because you step out does NOT guarantee you will get the promotion or new position. You definitely won’t get it if you don’t try though. If it doesn’t happen for you this time have faith that it wasn’t the right time or right position for you and learn from the valuable interview experience. There will be a next time as long as you are willing to take risks in life.
No regrets
My husband and I planned and scheduled our five year anniversary/honeymoon we had never taken in February of 2020 to be taken in December 2020. Of course by March there was a shutdown and we spent the next nine months unsure of what would happen come December.
We continued to plan as if we would get to go by getting the necessary documents, tests, and paperwork to enter Jamaica. There was certainly some discomfort involved. It was a risk to fly during the pandemic. I am sure people judged and questioned us for it, but ultimately we decided to take a chance and go ahead and take the trip as planned.
No regrets. We flew and wore our masks the whole time. We slathered the hand sanitizer on and every turn required. The vacation was amazing, even in the midst of the pandemic. There were never any guarantees it was going to work out, but it also wouldn’t have happened if we weren’t willing to take the risk.
Part of taking a risk is weighing out your options. There will always be pros and cons. You have to decide what is best for you, but make sure you are really deciding what is best for you and not what is easiest for you. There is often a huge difference.
Discomfort is a good thing. Challenge is a good thing. I seek out challenges daily. And, honestly discomfort is a norm for me because I am so awkward. I simply embrace the discomfort and rock it like a million dollar sweater in June ;)
You’ve already taken so many risks
Think of all the risks you have taken thus far in life and probably didn’t even realize you were taking a risk at the time. Any change is taking a risk. Shake things up in life just like you did as a kid without even realizing it.
What is something you have been wanting or needing to do, but you have been too scared to take the risk? What is holding you back? You might succeed and you might not, but you will never get the result you want if you don’t go for it! Playing it easy isn’t always best. You can be smart and safe to a point, but not taking any risk at all keeps you stuck. That’s no place to be. Pull yourself up and go take a chance on YOU!
Reach out and let me know how I can help. I am here to guide and coach you through your fears and challenges. Visit my website today KellyReneeBaker.com and let’s get you started on a new journey!
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Love,
Kelly
Queen Bee at Kelly Renee’ Baker, LLC., Transformation and Success Coach; Certified Unhackable Coach; Certified Deeper Path Coach; Founding Partner at the John Maxwell Team — Certified Coach, Trainer and Speaker; Author of, Defeating Your Greatest Opponent
