Acting : YOUR comfort zone by George Bruno

Draw a circle on paper. List inside that circle that which is normal, comfortable, easy, not much of a challenge. The circle populates pretty quickly, right?. Outside that circle are the things that you are not good at yet, things that scare you, relationships and business decisions that you aspire to, etc. You are inside that circle and the closer to the line you get, the more uncomfortable you become. Travel over the line for an hour or two, to get the feeling of being in a foreign land, then scoot back inside and wipe the sweat off. Pitch a tent there and spend the night there every now and again. Your goals and dreams are on the other side of the line, not within your circle. Last year, I "sold" my house and moved across the line in faith to at one time, wouldve been total discomfort, edgy, unfamiliar territory. Now that is all "normal" to me and my original circle is magically larger now. What scared the sh out of me is now normal, familiar, and easy. But as my circle got bigger, I developed a desire to always be looking beyond my new lines and pitch a tent on the other side of that line. For me, real growth began at 50. I mastered things that were completely foreign as little as three years ago. I live in a tent now that I can pitch anywhere I want. I can leave the campground and move on, but I take with me the new confidence, skills, competence, and ice-breaking ability that'll equip me for a new land. I sleep well now with uncertainty, can rest well in a foreign land, and realize the only guarantees I have are the ones I create. I take my kids and friends with me everytime I "move". They witness insane goal making, but are there as well to see those goals realized. When I am witness to others doing that, it inspires me to pack it up and "move". Growth and goals are outside that circle called the comfort zone. There is no other way.