Getting Out of the Zone!

Written by Damien Senn


We’ve probably all heardrepparttar famous movie quip, “why don’t you wait here while I slip into something a little more comfortable”. It’s a comment to make most of our ears (particularly male ones!) stand up on end withrepparttar 105680 anticipation thatrepparttar 105681 film has actually taken a turn forrepparttar 105682 better. In real life however, slipping ‘into’ something more comfortable can often lead to outcomes that are anything other than desirable.

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 isrepparttar 105683 ‘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 inrepparttar 105684 comfort zone. I mean who can imaginerepparttar 105685 extreme torture one might experience from getting up offrepparttar 105686 couch to change channels or to walk downrepparttar 105687 street to pick up a pizza! The sad thing is that this state of lethargy seeps intorepparttar 105688 way we liverepparttar 105689 rest of our lives.

The attraction ofrepparttar 105690 comfort zone can be quite compelling because ofrepparttar 105691 common human fear ofrepparttar 105692 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 torepparttar 105693 possibility of an outstanding but uncertain one.

What most people don’t realise is that getting out ofrepparttar 105694 ‘Comfort Zone’ gives yourepparttar 105695 opportunity to slip intorepparttar 105696 arena ofrepparttar 105697 ‘Pleasure Zone’.

Why aren’t more people successful?

I heard a very successful entrepreneur and motivational speaker askedrepparttar 105698 question “Why aren’t more people successful?” He responded by saying that it’s “because it takes real skill to die of starvation in countries such asrepparttar 105699 UK, US and Australia.”

Miracles Happen

Written by Staci Stallings


I know miracles happen because I've witnessed one first hand. I'd like to takerepparttar credit for it, butrepparttar 105679 truth is all I did was step out on a limb that I was sure might snap at any moment. The limb was called sending a little unsolicited help to someone in dire need of some. Atrepparttar 105680 timerepparttar 105681 person I sent it to was going through a messy, heart-wrenching divorce only a year after saying vows he thought would carry him through a lifetime. The young lady whom we all thoughtrepparttar 105682 world of turned out to have more secrets than most of us accumulate in a lifetime. They tried to make it work, but when a beautiful piece of fruit is rotten torepparttar 105683 core, saving it in its present form is pointless.

Devastated and alone, this young man whom I have always greatly admired for his forthrightness, determination, and heart suddenly lostrepparttar 105684 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 berepparttar 105685 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 herrepparttar 105686 title and asked, "Why?" She said he had readrepparttar 105687 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.

But never could I have prepared myself for what happened next. Apparently he gave a copy to his parents who began raving aboutrepparttar 105688 book to anyone who would listen. His sister and her husband finished it and had a similar reaction. By this point my mom was busting with curiosity to read it so she askedrepparttar 105689 sister if she could borrow her copy. Whenrepparttar 105690 sister broughtrepparttar 105691 copy to my mom, MY SISTER happened to be there. Now my sister had heard allrepparttar 105692 wonderful stories aboutrepparttar 105693 book... Howrepparttar 105694 original young man had found new faith in God from it, how his parents had embraced a new day and let go ofrepparttar 105695 hurt and anger atrepparttar 105696 situation, how evenrepparttar 105697 people thatrepparttar 105698 young man worked with had started to turn around because of it.

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