By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group
KOLKATA: In the past article, we understood how to identify the possible obstacles in the wake of reaching your goals. Today, we will see how & why to come out of comfort zone to achieve all your goals.
Gravitational pull of comfort zone
Jim Rohn says, “Making life changing decisions can be likened to internal civil war. Conflicting armies of emotions, each with its own arsenal of reasons battle each other for supremacy of our minds.”
Most of the people find it difficult to come out of their comfort zone and remain happy (actually complacent) with their present circumstances, whether at the level of their work or home or relationships etc. This comfort zone is the biggest obstacle in achieving our goals. Comfort zone and internal resistance to change developed since childhood provide a strong gravitation pull, not allowing your ‘decision’ to become ‘determination’ to actually start doing something positive on regular basis and your so called ‘decision’ will remain a ‘wish’ only to be worked upon ‘someday’.
Change’ is opposite of ‘Comfort zone’ as far as life management is concerned. We want to maintain status quo in our daily routines, work habits and even taking routes to the workplace. When it comes to change and coming out of comfort zones, you have three choices:-
1-Remain inactive and hope that nothing adverse will happen;
2-React in haste without proper taking care of the situation, sometimes causing wrong decisions; or
3-Be proactive to assess the situation, using GOPTA, and do whatever it requires to be done, whether you like it or not. Obviously, this gives you better control in life and avoids unnecessary stress or embarrassing situations later.
Remember the third limb of GOPTA i.e. Action. For taking actions, you have to come out of your comfort zone by conquering your internal resistance to change, developed since childhood. You will ever remain in this trap unless you get sufficient motivation to change your habits so as to give you sufficient push to go out of this vicious circle created by comfort zone.
But the good news is that I am here to change your belief system at the level of your sub-conscious mind, which will feed your determination to give you sufficient impetus to break out of your comfort zone and move towards your grand future.
If your goals are too big that they challenge you to compulsorily come out of your comfort zone, you can break loose. Don’t feel awestruck with the bigness of the task to be completed. You can always break it into small actions. Start small but ‘START’. Starting and disciplined regularity in daily actions are the keys to accomplishment.
You have to come out of your comfort zone. It is not a time for just wishing. It is the time to take action to design your future. Don’t wait for a perfect time to start; it will never come. Don’t wait for circumstances to change; it will never change. Accept yourself, as you are and try your best from today itself, as today is the best day to start.
Remember, if today you do, what is required to be done, whether you like it or not, the day will come, when you will have all the time and resources to do, whatever you want to do and whenever you like to do. But if today you don’t do, what is necessary to do; you will be compelled to do, what life throws upon you.
[Quote from my book ‘How to Add 50000 Productive Hours to Your Life]
(In the next article, we will know how to overcome different obstacles coming to you in the wake of achieving your goals. I believe that you are enjoying the journey towards the future of your dreams with me. If yes, please stay tuned every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. Happy G.O.P.T.A.)
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Creator & copyright holder of the concept G.O.P.T.A.© is an Author, Certified NLP Lifestyle Master Practitioner, Corporate Trainer & Motivational Speaker and recipient of Honorary Doctorate of Excellence (Management) by prestigious Young Scientist University, California, USA. He is Founder of ‘Read, Learn & Earn Movement’ and is popularly known among his fans & followers across the globe as ‘Time and Goal Guru’.
