The comfort zone is a wonderful place, supremely comfortable, where nothing great happens. Every day we run the risk of falling into it, routines are an invitation to always do the same and consequently open the door to conformity in our lives.
Curiously, we all know the negative effects of being in our comfort zone, and even so, we choose behaviors and attitudes that sink us into it. From missing opportunities, avoiding the unknown to preferring the same as always (the same lunch, the route to work, the weekend plans).
Now, if your goal in life is to go unnoticed and not create an impact on your society, there is no problem that you do the same as always, not better and stay comfortably in your comfort zone.
However, if you are one of those who does not conform, who wants to build a better version of himself, raise your standards and become a winner, you must learn how to get out of the comfort zone.
The objective of this article is to show you a series of signs that indicate that you are in your comfort zone. If you feel identified with any of them, it is time to reflect on what you want in life, and if your current decisions and actions contribute to these objectives.
1. You feel that you have achieved all your goals:
One of the biggest signs that you are in your comfort zone is feeling that you have achieved all your goals and that there is nothing new to work on. Remember that the human being needs changes to continue growing, and if he does not, he dies. So every time you accomplish something, define a new goal.
2. Stay in the place over which you have control:
When you feel comfortable where you are, when you know what your day will be like before living it and you have most situations under control, it can be very pleasant, but it is a negative sign that you are not trying.
3. Do you think that nothing can improve:
While we should be grateful for what we have, and we should enjoy it to the fullest, many people are not interested in exploring new ideas. These people are not interested in learning how to be happy, but they adjusted to their reality they do not see beyond their noses.
4. You dream a lot, you do little:
Are you one of those who wants to do many things, but does not act accordingly? This is a sign that you are in your comfort zone when you feel pleasure dreaming what you want to do, but you do not take the first step to achieve it.
5. You stay away from those who do not share your opinion:
You feel comfortable when the people next to you share your point of view. This is why, when someone disagrees with you; they have different preferences, different tastes or contrary points of view, you tend to get away from them.
6. You resigned yourself not to take advantage of your talents:
You are good at something, you have a unique talent that is not being used in your work, and even so, you resigned yourself to this reality. You prefer to stay where you are, avoiding awkward situations.
7. You have nothing new to tell:
Has it ever happened to you that you talk to someone you haven't seen for some time, and when you ask how it is, it responds to you in the same way as in the last meeting? If you are not growing, changing and taking advantage of new opportunities, you are stagnating in life. When you feel trapped, make the decision that will make you tell a good story.
8. Your future image is the same as the present:
A sign that you are in your comfort zone is when you think ahead and visualize yourself the same way you are today. You have no future projects, you are not interested in changing jobs, the place where you live, or the people with whom you surround yourself.
9. You don't test your limitations:
Have you tried to do something for what you feel, or have you been told that you are not good? If you have not tried to overcome your limitations and got used to living with them, you are too comfortable in your life.
10. You think you are not able to do it:
Since you have not struggled against your limitations, you feel unable to accomplish great things in your life; You see your dreams as something impossible that requires factors outside of you to make them come true.
11. You constantly justify yourself:
Your lack of results is not due to your lack of capacity, but because of other people, the lack of resources (money, time, connections) or any other excuse that has nothing to do with you. Remember that if you do not leave your comfort zone, you will never access them.
12. You complain, and you do nothing to improve it:
It became part of your routine to complain, however, you do nothing to improve it. So complaints are simply negative responses to the life you lead.
Lastly, the worst sign that you are in your comfort zone is getting used to living with the signs you just read. As we mentioned at the beginning, if you want to build a great life you will have to make difficult, different decisions that not everyone is willing to make.
If you are, be sure that you will live how everyone dreams within their comfort zones.
