What is inside your comfort zone?
You will likely find confidence, contentment and consistency.
And not surprisingly…comfort.
You might also find boredom, mediocrity and limitations.
Perhaps even a yearning for something more.
So what is beyond your comfort zone?
Anxiety? Probably.
Fear? You bet.
Challenges? Yep!
And there is also learning.
Opportunity.
Experiences.
Growth.
Beyond the comfort zone is your own growth.
Nowhere else.
Experience and clues.
Be on the lookout for them.
Who has been where you would like to go?
Who has done the hard miles?
Who is well respected in your chosen field?
They will provide many clues.
What they say.
What they do (…what they don’t do).
How they do it.
They may not realise they are dropping clues.
The knowledge and experience has become so ingrained.
Just listen and learn.
Experience leaves clues.
What small improvement or change would you like to make?
Could you change it tomorrow?
Could it be done without much effort?
Without much expense?
Can you really do it tomorrow?
Really?
Tomorrow?
Okay then.
The mind gets full.
There can be a lot of thoughts running around inside your head.
When the mind gets full, awareness and attention suffer.
Less attention is paid to surroundings.
To others
To ourself.
To the moment.
When thoughts and worry start to overwhelm,
that is paradoxically the time to pause and slow down.
Mindfulness is the remedy for mind-full-ness.
The “next thing” can be detrimental to the “now thing”.
Before moving on to the next thing, finish the thing you are on.
And finish it well.
Finishing the “now thing” well will lead to many more “next things”.