Comfort Zone Is Not That Comfortable

We have our best days, average (aka so-so) days and bad days. Best days are days when you think you can conquer the world. Bad days are when everything sucks. These are the days that even the best comedian cannot pull off a good line. And mothers wish they are not moms. So, having off days is absolutely normal.

The danger is the so-so days – neither exciting nor boring. We do our stuff and drift along. And we are in this mode - day in, day out. That’s when we are in our little comfort zone. Everyone has a place we called our comfort zone. For example, a couch right in front of your TV for you to stretch your legs can be your comfort zone.

At work place, it can be a routine that we had fallen into. We show up. Check some emails. Make some calls. Meet some people. One year passed, then three years and without realizing it, ten years had slipped by. Time wait for no man.

Bosses shout, "We need to change, think and do things differently!" Change management - a phrase that was coined over and over again. Staff hates it because it’s a management ploy to make them work harder.

But don't hate them. Let me tell you why.

Change is inevitable. If you do not change, they will change you as in replacing you. Your comfort zone will no longer be that comfortable.

When change is embraced, we say yes to new ideas, new technology and new way of doing things. We need to keep our eyes, ears and minds wide open. All senses are up one notch - our comfort zone is no more. We move to a "challenging" zone.

"Challenging" to some smells trouble. But others, it smells opportunity.

Of course, no one is advocating that we step out in blind faith. Count the costs. But one thing is certain when we moved to a challenging zone: there will be learning and growth, even in failures.

So, shall we get our feet up from the couch and dip them in the pond?

Note: I’m not the best person to talk about change. I’m probably writing this to convince one audience – myself.

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