Are You Too Comfortable?

Are you too comfortable and not finding the joys in life or challenging yourself anymore? It is good to be comfortable but once you stop feeling challenged or excited, life can become dull and boring.

There are a few areas that you might need to look at to get out of your comfort zone. It can be scary to move away from your comfort zone but also exciting and give you that spark from life you haven’t felt in a while.

Are You Too Comfortable in Your Job?

Do you go to work and go through the motions, never challenging yourself anymore, and therefore you have stopped growing and learning? 

It’s great to be comfortable with your job but if it doesn’t fulfill you anymore then maybe it’s time to move on. It can be scary; trust me I know! But you don’t want to spend your whole life going through the motions just to get a paycheck.

If you are happy and content, great! But if you want more and know that what you are doing is no longer in your best interest, it might be time to move on to another job or perhaps start up your own business.

There are tons of learning experiences that starting your own business can offer. There are exciting challenges that come up that you couldn’t even imagine. A new job will get you out of your comfort zone for a while and re-ignite the wires in your brain to challenge you as you learn new things.

Are You Too Comfortable in Your Relationships?

Are you no longer excited to see your significant other? Have you hit a dull period in your relationship? There are things you can do the re-ignite the spark. Maybe you haven’t been out on a date for a while. You can do something fun and exciting that you can both enjoy. Start doing special things you did for them when you started dating.

Maybe you are both so comfortable that you don’t put much thought into your health and physical appearance anymore which in turn affects how you feel about yourself. Just because you have found someone, it is not good to give up on how you treat yourself.

Treating your body well will give you more self-confidence and make you happier which will make your relationship better. You should treat your body good forever.  Keep taking care of yourself no matter how comfortable you are.

Or maybe it is time for a change. Maybe you are so comfortable with someone and you don’t want to leave because you don’t know what to expect from being single or being with someone else. You will know if it is time to leave or just time to shake things up in your relationship. Change from something you are so used to can be scary, but it can also be one of the best things you can do for yourself. Trust your intuition in this case.

Are You Too Comfortable in Other Areas of Your Life?

When was the last time you had excitement in your life? If it has been so long you can’t remember, it might be time to try something exciting, perhaps skydiving? OK, it doesn’t need to be that extreme but doing something kind of scary but also really fun will get your excitement for life re-ignited.

Try mixing up anything in your life that you can. Take a different route to work; you never know what kind of scenery you might see. It will also wake up your brain from being on autopilot to slightly aware that you are doing something different today.

Waking up your brain like that can stimulate some creative ideas that will benefit you greatly. Do you always get your coffee at the same shop? Try the other one down the road, you never know who you might meet, maybe a new friend, a new business partner, or a new relationship. Changing up the scenery even in a small way can make a big difference in your day.

Being comfortable is good but not if your life is dull and boring. You can be comfortable yet eager at the same time.  Even one small change could spark the excitement that you are looking for. We are here on earth to have fun, challenge ourselves and do things that are a bit scary. Are you too comfortable?

~Meghan