To create a compelling life, often what we need to do is ‘slip out of comfort’ and into something a little more challenging, a little more exciting and a lot more rewarding!

What is ‘Comfort Zone’?

The ‘Comfort Zone’ is a situation where a particular level of ‘non strenuous’ effort produces a fairly certain and familiar result, albeit in most cases, a pretty average one.

As our species evolves, we seem to be preoccupied with living in comfort zone. I mean who can imagine extreme torture one might experience from getting up off couch to change channels or to walk down street to pick up a pizza! The sad thing is that this state of lethargy seeps into way we live rest of our lives.

The attraction of comfort zone can be quite compelling because of common human fear of unknown. Lets face it, when it really comes down to it, most of us don’t really like surprises. A probable average result is often much preferable to possibility of an outstanding but uncertain one.

What most people don’t realise is that getting out of ‘Comfort Zone’ gives you opportunity to slip into arena of ‘Pleasure Zone’.

Why aren’t more people successful?

Devastated and alone, this young man whom I have always greatly admired for his forthrightness, determination, and heart suddenly lost sparkle in his eyes. He looked so sad--like he had given up on life itself. I prayed and sent good thoughts his way, but still his eyes haunted me. Then a book came into my possession. Upon reading it, I thought that if anything could make a difference, maybe this had a shot. I knew he would think I was insane for sending it--the way we all think that others are appalled when we go outside without make-up when in reality they are too busy worrying about their own bad hair day to notice. So, I took a deep breath, put his address on it, and sent it, figuring that would be last I would hear about it.

A month or so later, this young man's sister, who is a closer friend to me than he is, asked what book I gave him. I told her title and asked, "Why?" She said he had read whole thing even though he isn't a reader and had then gone and bought four copies to give to friends. She was wondering because she wanted to get a copy for herself. I was in a little shock, but I was happy he had made good use of it.