Monday, November 15, 2010

Are You Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable?



This may seem like a strange topic & before you simply decide not to read further because you already know the answer, I encourage you to read this entire post & see if maybe you are comfortable with things you shouldn’t be.
You may have become comfortable with being uncomfortable simply because you’ve been uncomfortable for so long, or maybe it’s because you’re afraid of change, or maybe even simply because it’s what you were told life should be like.
I don’t know the reason, but I want to help you find out whether or not you are in this bad situation, and how to get out of it.
First of all, what do I mean by being comfortable with being uncomfortable?
This can apply to many areas of life. Your fitness, your finances, your career, etc. We’ll use weight loss as an example seeing as this blog is mainly focused on motivation for losing weight.
If you’re overweight & unhealthy, one of the reasons you may be unmotivated to change is simply because you’ve become comfortable with being uncomfortable.
You don’t really like who you are or what you look like, but you’re so used to it being that way that you’ve just accepted it as the way things are.
This is probably the case for a lot of people. You’ve jut simply accepted that that’s the way you are and you’ll just have to live like that for the rest of your life.
That’s not the case, and consciously you may not believe that, but subconsciously, that’s what’s happened.
Or you’re entire family is overweight & it’s just been a part of life for you. It’s just “in your genetics” or “the way it’s supposed to be”. So you’re fine with it. You don’t really like it, but you’re ok with it.
The crazy thing is, you may not even realize this is how you think. I don’t know if this is true for you. The only person who does is you – and you’re just going to have to be honest with yourself.
Or maybe you’re afraid of change. This is one that also gets a lot of people.
Now you may be thinking “Why on earth would I be afraid of getting a better body & living a life with more energy, vitality & dashing good looks?”
That’s a good question. Why the heck are you afraid? Is it because you’ve tried before and failed, and you’re afraid of humiliating yourself? Is it because the diets & programs have nasty side effects or force you to exercise constantly and eat crappy food in order to lose weight and that’s just not the way you want to live your life?
Or maybe it’s because you think living a healthy lifestyle is hard, and you are afraid of your life revolving around fitness.
Or maybe it’s another reason I haven’t mentioned. Like I said before, only you can know.
But you need to overcome that fear in order to successfully motivate yourself & reach your goals.
You may not currently believe that you are afraid of change, and you may not believe that you are comfortable with being uncomfortable. But you’d be surprised.
Take a good hard look at yourself. Think about all the reasons you wouldn’t want to change. Try to find anything you may be afraid of.
Then get that out of your head. For every reason you don’t want change, think of 5 reasons you do. Don’t let fear control your life.
Embrace change. Look forward to it. Block out your fears, and admit it when something is standing in the way of your success & find a way to overcome it.
Stop being comfortable with being uncomfortable.

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