It is natural for anyone to desire a comfortable and happy life but an excess of this ambition can have an adverse effect too. The inner potential and the infinite possibilities within a person fail to manifest. Modern psychology says that a man’s subconscious mind has immense potential. Indian spirituality goes further and talks about Supramental Mind and advocates that each person has within himself all the abilities of God but in a seed-form. These latent abilities can manifest themselves but the process of that involves treading a path sprinkled with innumerable challenges.
Only those who know how to face challenges and those who can tide through adverse situations with courage can taste success. A lazy and laid back person could never even dream of scaling such heights of success. He can only expect to see failure and disappointment. In fact, a person who avoids challenges tends to be stuck in his comfort zone where most of his possibilities for success get diminished.
It is also popularly quoted that the comfort zone is a coffin for one’s progress and acts as cancer for personality enhancement. This creates a barrier to the expression of innate talent and hence blocks all paths for progress. It prevents a person from scaling the heights of success that he is capable of and it remains to be an unattainable dream.
Comfort zone is a psychological state where a person is familiar with things around him, feels happy, peaceful and secure. He feels that he is in control of situations around him. In reality, these very same emotions curb his progress due to lack of positive stress and inspiration which are required for one’s development. This is why it is important for a person to step out of his comfort zone. It is said that a meaningful life begins only outside the comfort zone.
Stepping out of your comfort zone means that you have to take up tasks that will nudge you out of your boundaries, those which are not very natural to you, those that challenge your abilities and qualifications, but those when taken up will manage to unravel your potential. Undoubtedly, this too is an art in which you choose to take up the right kind of challenges. Caution should however be exercised that you neither overdo it nor resort to stubbornness such that the consequences end up being dangerous to oneself and not beneficial to society.
Coming out of a comfort zone not only increases one’s productivity but also enhances creative acumen. It also improves your ability to handle the uncertainties that come your way in the future. Thus life becomes an adventurous journey on the path of progress while facing the ever new challenges of life, learning from them while unlocking new dimensions of your personality. This certainly brings satisfaction and happiness to your life.
There is only one way for all those who aspire for progress in life – accept the trials and tribulations that come across in life and scale newer heights. Look at your fears and weaknesses in the eye and bring them under control. In case, challenges do not come your way, you voluntarily throw yourselves in challenging situations. This gives you the courage to ascend the peaks of success and lets you bask in the sunshine of deep satisfaction and accomplishment which proves that you were able to do what you are capable of.
After encountering the challenges in life, a person gets a wonderful boost to his self-confidence that he was able to take something head-on and emerge a winner. If a person is stuck in the comfort zone, then all possibilities of life begin to die down and a person is left weaving empty dreams. So, what is required is that you change your perspective and attitude towards difficulties and challenges in life. Don’t fear them or shy away from them. Instead, consider them as your well-wishers and face them with courage. This is the litmus test of progress which proves beyond doubt that victory is certain for those who overcome fear.