Going beyond the comfort zone

The first time when I heard the phrase "Going beyond the comfort zone", it seemed bit ridicule. In fact all of us die to get the comfort zone, then why we need to go beyond it. As I grew up, I have come to realize its absolute meaning and its power. Is it worth to set as a goal to go beyond the comfort zone? , yes it is. If you take any great personality and do analyze their success, you will say yes. "Going beyond the comfort zone" has got a specific meaning and it is worth to pursue it.

What it is? :

Before we go further we must know the exact meaning of moving out of comfort zone. Let me explain you in a simple way. Let’s assume a boy living in a poor economic condition in the face of poverty. Amidst all the obstacles he comes up in the life with quality education. He got a clean collar job and can get whatever he wants. So, we could say he has attained a comfort zone. He doesn’t want to (try to) go up further as this present moment gives everything he looks for. This makes him more stagnate. Till he die away, he just stick with this comfort zone as he thinks this is the real world and nothing more to achieve it. Is this human really want to achieve it? We can call a river only when it born somewhere and travel many place then finally reaches the ocean. If it is stagnate anywhere middle before reaches the final destination, can we call it as river? No. Similarly this condition is applied to human also. We need to do something good and create values. But that demands working even more better and harder than from the stagnate comfort zone.

Live example:

World has witness with a plethora of examples who achieved a lot by went beyond their comfort zones. Let me give you a few examples.

Dainik Bhaskar Newspaper LTD

This newspaper was so famous only in Madhyapradesh during their initial launch. If they thought to stay in their comfort zone, they wouldn’t have expanded their newspaper services to other states and become no.1 in their sphere.

Infosys NR Narayanamurthy

If Murthy and his 6 team mates felt to breathe comfortably in PATNI Company, they wouldn’t have found a world class software company in India. They just went beyond their comfort zone and achieve it.

Food king CEO E. Sarathbabu:

If Sarath thought of sink in the handsome lakh of MNC job after coming out from IIM, he couldn’t have start a new company which create many jobs to the people.

Aravind eye hospital Dr.V:

If 58 year old retired ophthalmologist professor Dr.V thought to stay home and settled comfortably, he couldn’t have found the Aravind eye hospital which renders best service at less than affordable cost. The above said examples are just few who made a history in the world by sacrificing their comforts and became more uncomfortable to make others comfortable.

Obstacles to go beyond comfort zone:

Indeed there are 3 obstacles really stop us to achieve more.

You, yourself:

In fact you never let yourself to feel the uncomfortable after reach the comfortable position. We are not yet able to conditioning our mind to pursue this path.

Your family:

Owing to too much love and affection, our parents and spouse never want us to travel beyond the comfort zone. Their world is so tiny circle with very small radius. They believe this is the real world and nothing great exist beyond it. Actually real greatness starts to appear only in the uncomfortable path.

Society:

Society is the reflection of each individual. As individual not practiced this great thing, how society can let you do so. Hence it is just stopping you to achieve more.

Final say:

So, in the final say I would like to add few points. If you already attained comfort zone (or) about to reach it, take up another high goal and works towards it. Make sure nothing stops you and nowhere you stagnate till you reach the taken goal. Once it is completed take up another goal and move on.

Life will teach you every moment but always believe no of lessons will be high only in the uncomfortable journey.

Let me borrow the someone’s famous quote. "There are always two paths you could travel. One is ordinary and comfortable path and another one is very challenging, uncomfortable path. But you must always take up the later path. Because the challenging path will take you to the destination but the comfortable path itself a destination.

Hope to see you go beyond the comfort zone

With best wishes

Mohanraj.G.K

Are you an opinion or feedback thrower?

Are you an opinion or feedback thrower? If so please go ahead and read.

                 Most of us amidst our busy schedule, we voluntarily give our opinion or feedback to others without knowing whether the listener is actually listens to you. Does your opinion count? Certainly NO. Huh, yes certainly no. When your colleague did something great which you never think of and you don’t have enough guts to do that greatness, but still you keep on throwing your opinion about his work. But actually he never listen to your useless feedback (though sometime useful opinion too). I can narrate another example. Which actress marries which celebrity and which political party should have alliance with whom. We don’t have any option to give feedback on these things but still we do. In almost all of these matters, your opinion doesn’t count.

Why don’t you realize, by making such opinions, you throw yourself into unwanted emotional turmoil. There is a difference between a feedback and empty useless opinions. There are areas where your opinion counts and areas where it changes nothing but leaving you disturbed.

You have the freedom to have an opinion. But the question is does your opinion count? Mostly, it doesn't. Don't waste your energy. Focus on what you can influence.

                                                           - Few inputs from 'Frozen thoughts' magazine.

Regards,

Mohan