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When you stick to what you’re comfortable with, doing the same things
you’ve always done, you’re in effect living in the past – not moving forward.
You’re repeating things and behaviors that, at one time in your life were risky
since you didn’t know what they would lead to, but have since turned into
routine.
Think about it: How can you go to new places if you never leave the house?
How can you make friends and start romances without meeting new people?
How can you do anything new by doing what you’ve always done?
You can’t. The truth is you can’t even predict what the people you know will
do, let alone the people you don’t know. Whether it’s the checkout line or a
night club or the bank, social situations are inevitably filled with uncertainty.
Jeez, half of the time you can’t even predict your own thoughts and feelings!
Think of the many times you’ve rushed to judge and then later changed your
mind.
How will you ever get a raise if you don’t take the risk of asking? How will
you get ahead in your career if you’re always holding on to certainty and
comfort?
You won’t. Success is never certain. It never comes without risk. Even if
you’re the smartest or the hardest working, there’s no guarantee of anything.
The people who go on to do great things in their lives know this. They also
embrace it.
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can
do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong
thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing”
- Theodore Roosevelt
Reflect on that Teddy Roosevelt quote for a minute here. Missing the target
isn’t the worst thing you can do. Not taking the shot is.
You may look at successful people and think they’ve always had it figured
out. Many of them seem to have a kind of confidence, charisma or talent that
makes everything they do seem easy. They certainly seem to have something