// “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
There’s an old English adage dating back to the 16th century that says:
“Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
It essentially means that if we don’t engage in new experiences, we don’t gain new perspectives. And this still holds true today.
From the ancient sailors who weathered storms to explore new lands to the modern digital entrepreneurs who’ve built remote online businesses, life continues to reward those who venture into the unknown. Why? Because they’re the ones who were willing to get uncomfortable. They’re the ones who’ve embraced discomfort and the true nature of the human experience: An always-changing, ever-evolving, growing process.
We are here, on earth, to evolve; that’s why it’s called “human evolution.”
So why is it so heart to grow ? Why I am so struggling with this ?
You’re not growing because you refuse to get uncomfortable. You’re not growing because you refuse to engage in new experiences. You’re stagnant, way too deep into your comfort zone. You’re not growing because every shackle clung onto your comfort (to try and ‘keep you safe’) continues to hold you back. And thus, you’ve rendered yourself incapable of change. So I need to step out, get out the comfort zone, meet my family, have that “ackward” chat .. Do those 100 pushups a day even not at the gym.
Here’s what you need to realize: Almost everything you need to achieve your goals requires new skills, habits, knowledge, and experiences. To go from where you are to where you want to be, you must do things you’ve never done before.
You must be willing to get uncomfortable because discomfort is the only path to growth. There is no other way, as doctor Brown says .. “Embrace the discomfort”
The truth is that to really ascend, rise above your former self, and completely change your life, you have to not only be okay with discomfort, you have to fall in love with the journey it bears with it. Discomfort isn’t a moment in time, it’s a passage in time. It’s a way of living—of continuously working through tension points to release their grip on you rather than shying away from the tension itself.
In short: Growth demands a new you. And that is just what I been working on.. Working on this is one. Showing this is two..
The Comfort Pull: What’s Holding You Back From Leaping Forward?
Your comfort zone is tempting. It’s that comfy couch that calls you over, wraps you with warmth, and then sulks you deeper into its core. It’s seductive. But linger in it a little too long and it becomes harder to stand up again—the gravitational pull is too strong.
And that’s the reason you stay stagnant where you are.
You’re not in action… Action is reaction and major action forces more reaction.. When you’re not moving, you’re not exploring. And when you’re not engaging in new experiences, you’re not learning or building new skills—you’re just there, existing in time, but not evolving through it.
Not venturing, not gaining.
But hey, I hear you, I struggle with this deeply.. Don’t we all.
We all want to write that book.
You all want to run a way when it get tough at work,
We all want to not show your true vulnerability to your partner
You want to move to the sun.
You want to start that side project.
But why is it that you’re still stuck in this zone?
And why is it so hard to get out of it?
I will make some new steps next week, and will finish the blog on what’s your really worth.. Slowly steady.. not to rushed.. but slowly gaining a lot.
This weekend I’ll tackle two of the above and reconnect more with family.
Have a good weekend, and to end a few words from the words of the new King.
Her son King Charles III said the death of his beloved mother was a "moment of great sadness" for him and his family and that her loss would be "deeply felt" around the world.
"We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother.
"I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world."
We will miss Queen Elizabeth II, may she as he so beautifully said :
“May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest”