Growing Pains - Growth Does Not Occur in Comfort Zones

Growing Pains - Growth Does Not Occur in Comfort Zones

Face it.  Growing is not easy.  Whether you are a young kid experience the nightly pains of actually growing, or you are an adult working hard to improve your chances of becoming bigger, stronger, faster, smarter, or just a better person overall, growth requires moving out of the comfort zone. 

Here Is a List of What You Need for Growth:

Be Fearless - You need to go fearlessly head first toward your goal. Remember, we all start out as beginners no matter what journey we are on, but after some effort and time, you will no longer be a beginner and one step closer to goal achievement. We are all scared and excited on Day 1, when we start out as a freshman, an apprentice, a greenhorn, rookie, probie, or new guy. Every all-pro was a rookie and every Master Chief was a recruit. Don't let fear prevent you from taking that first step. 

No Excuses - Eventually, you will have to build up your self confidence and be not only undeterred by other's opinions, but also unwavering in your ability to fall and get back up again - still focused and still moving. Every journey will have ups and downs, successes and failures, but once you learn the process of getting TO and THROUGH the training, you will be on your way. 

Progress - As you face new challenges, you not only find out something about yourself, you acquire new abilities and skills that enable you to take your game to new levels.  Being able to accomplish tasks along your journey that were one time impossible is going to set you up well when you reach the next level. "Upping your game" on this journey is required for each successful step to get TO and THROUGH the training program / school you are learning to master. 

Never Quit Attitude - This is easier said than done as you have to have the tools to meet and exceed the standards to remain on your journey, but you also have to keep moving when the pain, exhaustion, struggles, and failures join to halt your progress. When you ask yourself, "why am I doing this to myself?" you have to have an answer - a purpose - for without a purpose this journey would likely be over long ago. 

Get Out of the Comfort Zone - Early to Rise

One of my favorite ways to get out of a comfort zone is to start your day early before anyone else in your home. Get moving when you are so comfortable that hitting the snooze button is tempting. Get things done when your are tired and don't feel like doing them. Make a recording of yourself when you are motivated to train telling yourself to "Get your sorry butt up out of this bed and go train."  Play it as your alarm.  I did this when I was 15 years old doing pre-school workouts.  Eventually, you will not need it and you will know you have built a habit that is hard to break for the rest of your life. 

Once you have accomplished ONE thing, you will find this ability to focus on completely different goals is the same process to success. Time to go get something accomplished - get moving - keep moving - never quit = growth.

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