{"id":5125,"date":"2016-04-13T07:24:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T14:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redshoezone.ca\/?p=5125"},"modified":"2016-05-29T11:24:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T18:24:23","slug":"whats-little-discomfort-life-no-regret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohmywordjournal.com\/redshoezone\/whats-little-discomfort-life-no-regret\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s a little discomfort for life of no regret?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is there something you really want to do but you\u2019re scared to leave your comfort zone and take the first step? \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I hear ya!<\/p>\n

Getting out of a comfort zone is tough. Anyone who\u2019s ever done it will tell you it can be painful\u2026so painful. \u00a0A little bit of excitement mixed with a whole lot of fear and anxiety. The terrain is new\u2026unknown and untraveled\u2026there\u2019s bumpy patches and detours. The visibility is poor, you can\u2019t see what\u2019s ahead.<\/p>\n

Tell me about it I\u2019m doing it right now.<\/p>\n

Some days I feel like I\u2019m in the boxing ring. OK\u2026I could remove the gloves and take a seat listening to the nattering little gremlin in my head who says things like this, \u201cis this necessary?? do you really need this…Come on\u2026.be easy on yourself\u2026your little comfort zone was you know soooo\u2026comfy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Trust me I\u2019m \u00a0tempted.<\/p>\n

But then I think\u2026.noooo<\/em>\u2026.\u2026.I don\u2019t want to look back saying woulda\u2019, shoulda\u2019, coulda\u2019.<\/em> I do not want to harbor regret in my life. I do not want to regret not going after my dreams because it was a little bit uncomfortable. \u00a0For that reason I\u2019m staying the course. I\u2019m embracing the discomfort zone.<\/p>\n

I remind myself – Fear and discomfort is temporary. REGRET is forever.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Take a look at what strangers wrote on this New York blackboard<\/a> to see impact of regret.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m inviting my fear in knowing it\u2019ll provide the energy to give me the extra boost I\u2019ll need. I tell myself that people have done far greater things than this, things that have impacted the world, and they didn\u2019t have it all figured out and felt damn uncomfortable too. I\u2019m also remembering that all the great, amazing, wonderfully awesome, things that have happened in my life have been preceded by a big, small or medium sized uncomfortable s-t-r-e-t-c-h I had to take.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s par for the course. It\u2019s supposed <\/em>to feel like this.<\/p>\n

You see what I\u2019m trying to do is make the Red Shoe Zone a whole lot better for all of us. That means stretching myself because to do what I want to do requires an understanding of online business, embracing social media and technology. You gotta know this so far out of my comfort zone it\u2019s like I\u2019m on another planet. Seriously.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I do know. I\u2019m totally invested and fired up about my vision. I believe there is a solution to every problem. I believe the secret is getting in action\u2026staying in action\u2026that means taking teeny tiny steps every day.<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t it funny how what we get what we need exactly when we need it. \u00a0\u00a0I read this yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur bodies like to be in homeostasis. We like to be balanced. Life is hard enough-we want to be comfortable. But again to get better and improve our game on and off the court we need to move out of our comfort zones. That doesn\u2019t mean you should go so far out of your comfort zone that you can\u2019t function well. Our bodies work best when we push them in small increments. If we push ourselves too far, eustress can become distress. We have to really pay attention, because they can manifest the same symptoms. Eustress is achieved through moderation, sticking to the middle way, and not going to extremes\u2026 Moving out of your comfort zone through experiencing eustress is a continuous incremental process of romancing your discomfort zone. It\u2019s not like you get to a certain level and then stay there. Things are either going forward or backward they\u2019re not staying static. If you are comfortable where you are and you just want to stay comfortable, that\u2019s fine, but that isn\u2019t the way to pursue excellence and wisdom.\u201d<\/em> George Mumford \u2013 The Mindful Athlete<\/p>\n

I like the way George frames the stress and discomfort I feel.<\/p>\n

Stress.\u00a0It comes in 2 different forms: eustress and distress.<\/p>\n

Eustress is good stress. It\u2019s essential for growth. We experience this just on the other side of our comfort zones.<\/p>\n

Distress on the other hand is what shows up when we push ourselves too far.<\/p>\n

Imagine stretching a rubber band. Pull it hard enough so it stretches but not so hard it snaps.<\/p>\n

Eustress = the stretch and discomfort<\/p>\n

Distress = the snap<\/p>\n

The important thing to note is that growth, change and s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g out of comfort zones takes TIME.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the continuous incremental gains that are important\u2026those itty bitty baby steps\u2026that maintain forward momentum.<\/p>\n

Sometimes when we get going with a new idea or a new vision we get a little too gung ho. We want to change dramatically and immediately. The perfect recipe for crash and burn.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t push yourself so far out of your comfort zone your body breaks down or that you ultimately give up because you can\u2019t sustain your own self imposed pressure.\u201d<\/em> George Mumford<\/p>\n

Thanks George!<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know about you but as much as I want to make all these changes right now\u2026I\u2019m going to take small steps every day. \u00a0I am going to romance my discomfort zones, stretch myself but not to the point of snapping. I\u2019m going to take baby steps allowing the compound effect to do its work over the long run as I continue to work towards a dream and live without regret.<\/p>\n

TAKE ACTION <\/strong>– Ask yourself – What do you really want to do? What\u2019s scaring you? How can you stretch just a little towards where \u00a0you want to go? Then take one tiny step \u00a0in that direction – today.<\/p>\n

\"regret<\/a>

heart doodle – Fear and discomfort are temporary. Regret is forever<\/p><\/div>\n

Create a heart doodle<\/a>\u00a0like this one. The doodles may be a simple concept but they have a mega powerful purpose. They (or any art related activity) allow us to move a message or an idea we’re working on from our head, to our heart through out hands. Once the idea is safely tucked into our hearts it has the power to have s-i-g-n-i-f-i-c-a-n-t impact. I know this ‘art stuff’ is \u00a0stretch for a lot of people but I encourage you to give it a try. It’s way more fun than it may appear and (trust me) it works!<\/p>\n

PS Do you know someone who needs a little reassurance to step outside their comfort zone?<\/strong> Please share this post with them it could be just the thing to encourage them to take one tiny step today. Imagine how reassuring it would be to know they’re not alone and others are working at doing same. What a gift that would be.<\/p>\n

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