“It takes courage to change. It takes courage to try new things. It takes courage to make our dreams come true. Really, courage? Why do you suppose that is? Why does one need to be brave to do something in one’s own best interests? Have you ever thought about that? I think the only reason it takes any courage at all is because we are used to doing things in a certain way.
We are creatures of habit. We have routines. We live within a comfort bubble and choose to remain there even when the comfort bubble becomes or is uncomfortable. Many of us don’t want to be uncomfortable or inconvenienced. I’m not sure it requires courage to move forward but we at least must be willing to change and face that temporary discomfort. Perhaps, that does mean courage.
People choose to remain comfortable even while suffering rather than diving in and enjoying the novelty, the newness, the adventure of what could be possible. Perhaps, it is fear that prevents us or simply not wanting to be uncomfortable. Regardless, people dip their toes, they make backup plans just in case, they look for safety nets instead of just letting go and trying something new.
We will change but ONLY if we can be assured that it will work! We might try something different IF at the very least it will not get worse but will work out in some way. We want to know we won’t lose everything if we invest our all. We want it cushy. We want it both ways. We want our cake and to eat it too. Whatever the reasons, we stay where we are out of habit. It’s familiar.
The familiar is sure. Adventure is uncertain. Most people want guarantees prior to doing anything. With that attitude, it’s unlikely one will discover the benefit of moving forward. The only constant IS that things change. The world changes all around you while you sit attesting to stay the same. Even your body and your cells are changing but you think otherwise. Your mental habits don’t.
Wow. Is that how you wish to live? What happened to ‘just do it?’ The point is not that people risk all but that they risk nothing at all. Everything has some risk in it and most people seek to minimize all risk. There is no ‘burn the ships behind us and do battle’, for most modern people. What about the stories of warriors who cut off all escape routes so that running away was not an option?
They burned their boats. The soldiers had to fight or die. Okay, it takes courage to burn your escape route. Then why do it? Because you fight more fiercely if there’s no other option. Sadly, too many people don’t make things that important. They want things but don’t fiercely go after them. They don’t do or die. They do it if it isn’t inconvenient. Maybe, they try it if it isn’t too much effort.
Yeah, maybe they try something else if it doesn’t work out. They’ll fall back to plan B. This notion is passed from parent to child. My parents told me it was important to have a backup plan in case acting didn’t pan out. I hated that notion, but I was indoctrinated by it. So are others. I meet many wanna-be-actors, who say they’ll try it for a couple years in case it doesn’t work out.
‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ How can you passionately ‘all out’ pursue your dreams non-stop if you keep thinking, ‘if it doesn’t work out I can always go back home’. OR ‘I can fall back on my degree.’ Or ‘I’ll give it a couple of years and then if nothing I can at least…’ Backup plans. Those who succeed in show business feel they must succeed and deserve it more than anyone else.
I’m not telling you don’t have a backup plan. That’s your decision. It’s difficult to run a race to the finish line while thinking what you might do instead if you don’t make it. You can’t have one foot on the dock and another on the boat and get any place worthwhile, can you? You must choose what you will do. What is the price you are willing to pay for what it is you want to attain? Well?
What are you legally willing to do and for how long will you do it to make what you want your reality? How important is it to you? How important are you to you? Are you willing to change really? Or are you just not willing to truly go after it. You must leave your comfort zone if you want things to be different and better. If you don’t change something everything remains the same.
Too many people choose comfort over change. Is that acceptable to you? If not, what will you do? What will you do? What price will you pay AND what is the overall cost if you don’t change? What is the cost of not fully going after your goals and dreams? What is the cost of staying the same with the same blames, reasons, complaints and excuses. What is the cost of staying the same?
You can bet the cost of remaining the same is far higher than the cost to change positively. If you aren’t willing to risk anything you get nothing. If you are willing to risk it all you may discover you risked nothing in reality. You lost little or you lost nothing of value but instead gained everything. You could have the world, but you settled for none of it. Is that you? If it is and you want it to be different then decide to be different. Do something to leave the comfort zone. Develop your mindset, and attitude to become a winner and champion. Lean into it. Move!! Win! Celebrate everything!” Rex Sikes
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