An obvious statement, yet we seem to forget it from time to time. Why? Because human nature naturally wants an easier path or answer to a problem. Change requires hard work, unpredictability and unknowns and we just don’t like it. If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you’ll get this analogy. When it comes to change, we often go into Kreacher mode. In the Harry Potter stories, Kreacher doesn’t want to deviate from is path and responds simply with, “Kreacher won’t.” He is stuck in his ways and doesn’t stop to think about how effective he is being.
Whether its weight loss, any kind of addiction, overspending, unhealthy personal relationships or toxic work environments, we often opt for the path of least resistance and stay in the situation that we are used to. We opt to stay with things that we know.
Our comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there. We will choose to stay where we are because we feel comfortable there – because even if it sucks, it’s known to us.
But if nothing changes, then nothing changes. And you’re stuck right where you are, month after month, year after year. When it comes to making any kind of change in your life, it basically boils down to this:
You have to be committed to the change you want to make and the life you want to live, MORE than you are to your comfort zone.
I know. Easier said than done.
But here the thing: It usually takes something terrible happening, like a major health scare or intense emotional pain to make us less comfortable in our comfort zones. It’s typically what we need to become less committed to our comfort zones. But it doesn’t have to be that way…
Let’s face it – change is scary. Growth is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying in a situation where you really don’t belong. If you choose to make the changes you need to make, there will be struggles and challenges, no doubt. But that’s all a part of the process of growing and transforming your life.
So let me ask you…What really needs to change in our life? What’s been holding you back? Are you ready to start living instead of just existing?
