Dare to dream?

"To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself "  - Soren Kiekegaard.

I'm sure you must have heard about living in "comfort zone", What exactly is comfort zone? Let me elaborate. Couch surfing on a Sunday afternoon vs. getting up and going to Gym or mucking around at Facebook instead of giving time to your family.

These are just trivial examples of mundane things that we could do when finding ourselves upset or frustrated on not having a growth opportunity. I got hang of this concept in one of my communication class during screen business course, Stretch zone is what lies outside of our comfort zone. I call it the "growth zone" because you meet growth opportunity aka learning experience only when you are outside of your comfort zone.

If you leave the moment to go back to comfort zone, you will lose opportunity to grow, in our example opportunity to be with our family or lose some extra fat at the gym. If you wish to take advantage of this moment you need to find the lesson or the learning ripe for the picking. Why not just live comfortably in our comfort zone? Because if you wish to live your dreams, you are going to have to grow. Growth only happens outside of your comfort zone, meaning when you push yourself and when you are uncomfortable.

"if you do what you usually do, you'll get results that you usually get" - Anonymous.

I can harp on this concept a lot, however only thing that counts is getting the drive to get to your purpose. During the Xmas break take this opportunity to ponder on what actions you might need for next year that will make you uncomfortable and closer to your purpose. Wishing you very safe and happy holiday season and see you in 2018!


"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction" - John F Kennedy.

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Want to build momentum?

Want to build momentum? quickest way to do that is get up and get going! If you just sit there you are going to be forced to move by the changing times, movement is part of the human experience. You are either going to move yourself in the direction of your dreams or you are going to be moved by the progress of society.

Think about the universe it is in constant motion and we are part of it. To be static it to be out of the flow of the universe. If there is something between you ears stopping you for being in motion for goodness sake take care of it. Get moving, allow the flow of the universe to carry you to where you want to go. Think about it this way if you want to surf a wave on the ocean you have to do your part to get in motion and the wave will the rest. So what are you waiting for? I remember years ago I read this book by Justin Herald, in summary it said the same thing shortest way to reach your target is hard work.

"Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you." 

- Thomas Jefferson. 

I remember the very first time I attended a meditation course 17 years ago, the very question that seeped through my mind was "who are you" we were meant to sit with a partner repeatedly posing this question. Pretty much like a Buddhist monk, years later I found out another way of doing it, but this time not by asking a probing question. This time (2007) I was on the road working crazy 24x7 to make my start up business success. I found the answer and I would like to quote another great man who agrees with me in this approach.

"Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do" - Steve Jobs.

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