“A good life is not a place at which you arrive. It is a lens through which you see and create your world.” – Jonathan Fields
Everyone who knows me knows that I don’t make promises except I’m entirely sure that I would keep them. And to be on the safe side, I usually avoid making any type of promise totally. But when I promised myself in January that I was going to do EVERYTHING I wanted and needed to do to realise my dreams this year, I did not consider the gravity of the promise I was making to myself. All I knew was that I had a dream, I had created a plan around that dream, and I was(still am) determined to make my dream come true.
So when, through the workings of my best friend Oise, I got the opportunity to be on a radio show this week, I jumped on the opportunity without any thought at first of what I was up for. I was only sure that this was a great publicity opportunity for my business. By nightfall though, reality hit me. I became scared! I caught myself thinking and asking myself a couple of times, “Raé, what have you got yourself into?!” Every kind of fearful thought went through my head. And as the day drew closer, I became more nervous.
I considered cancelling, sending someone to represent me, anything! It got so bad that my Uncle had to sit me down and remind me that I had survived being on television and radio was going to be easier. But that helped nothing. On the morning of the show, I was a nervous wreck! I was sweating in an air-conditioned room whilst sitting directly under the vent. For a radio show.🙈
That place called ‘Comfort Zone’ is a very scary place to allow yourself to be found in. It shatters every effort even before you make a move. It works with ‘Mr. Fear’ and little old ‘Mrs. Self-Doubt’ to rob you of any progress and happiness you desire. But you don’t have to listen to Mrs. Self-Doubt or let Mr. Fear paralyze you into staying stuck in your comfort zone. Get yourself out of that box because outside is where all the magic happens.
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” – Proverbs 4:23
This article was first published in my previous blog and was transfered here with only minor typographic edits.
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