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Why Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone Is Overrated
We are often told that we need to get out of our comfort zone to grow and achieve success.
That life doesn’t begin until things are scary and uncomfortable.
That the pathway to success must be risky, difficult, and riddled with failure along the way.
That you need to push yourself to the limit — and beyond — to realize your true potential.
But that’s all wrong.
Getting out of your comfort zone is overrated.
In fact, understanding your comfort zone and leaning into it is where the real magic happens.
Your comfort zone is the sweet spot where you should be operating.
Tapping into your comfort zone is actually the route to greatness.
The problem is that for most people, comfort zone is only an abstract feeling. You might know it when you’re in it, but you aren’t able to articulate it or pursue it.
You think things need to be hard to be successful.
But what if easy is the way?
You see, when something is easy for you, that means you are probably good at it.
And when you discover things that are easy for you, and hard for most other people, that is a competitive…