This is a topic I have found myself coming back to on an almost daily basis. I can remember talking about growth so much in a recent interview that I felt I’d overdone it. Too often we find stagnancy – we do the same thing everyday, we go through the motions of what we consider easy and correct. Yet, when we throw a wrench in the machine we usually feel not only excited but fulfilled. That nervous feeling you get before an interview is something we should always long for. We all love the butterflies we get when we see our crush, yet we never think about the butterflies we feel when a big change is headed our way.
We should chase that feeling. We should chase discomfort for the sake of growth. We should constantly be looking to shed our metaphorical skin and move into a new one. Whether its something as simple as investing an extra few bucks a week into a healthier breakfast alternative (or saving a few bucks rather!), or finally ending a relationship that you feel has diminishing returns. We should always be seeking that uncomfortable feeling of change because it almost always leads to growth.
Stagnancy kills.
Those two words have been one of the biggest motivations for me over the past year. That feeling of comfort, of ease, is a killer. Working a job where you don’t feel that you’re being your best self, hanging out with friends that don’t long to see you succeed, letting your skills and ambitions fall to the wayside because its scary to push the envelope. That is stagnancy, and it will crush your hopes and dreams quicker than anything.
Change invokes an uncertainty of outcome. To counteract this, you need to have a thorough plan in place not only for yourself but for anyone else involved. You need to be certain that the pros outweigh the cons. Change is scary simply as a word itself – the outcomes of said change can be truly terrifying, the possibility of them not coming to reality or in a different manner than planned. The rewards, whether potential or confirmed, are the driving factor in most people’s decision to come head-to-head with change. You have to come prepared with a well-written road map, ready to trudge through the mud but come out clean on the other side.
Stagnancy kills, don’t be it’s victim.
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