E11: The Dangers of Your Comfort Zone

A sneak peak into my online course Awakening Abundance, and talking about the dangers of being in our comfort zones, plus how to leap out of them!

I have an online money mindset course called Awakening Abundance. One of the key lessons of this course is called “The Cold Hard Truth on Being Comfortable.” In this lesson I teach the four dangers of your comfort zone, along with information about your financial blueprint and how to take an honest look at your current relationship with money.

Now your comfort zone isn’t only dangerous from a money mindset perspective. In my opinion a comfort zone is the last place you want to be when you are creating or setting goals.

I used to hear it with my coaching clients all the time, “Val I just want to be comfortable” and honestly I would CRINGE when I heard it.

If you’re someone who is aiming for comfort, look around you. Look at all the things you have in your life right now. You obviously have some sort of technology like a smartphone, tablet or computer, and access to the internet. You have made the time to be part of this broadcast or replay.

You see, if you don’t already feel comfortable; at this point in your life… I’m not sure if you will ever be truly satisfied.

It might seem harsh but… think about it. What more could you possibly need to feel “comfortable?”

Maybe you’re realizing you want something more than comfort. Perhaps you’re looking for luxury? Or maybe you desire freedom? You could actually be craving less of materials to open up space for more time? Whatever it is, it probably isn’t comfort.

When you were setting your goals or resolutions, or maybe you were just thinking about 2019, were you aiming for expansion? Personal development? Or Mediocrity? Stagnation? And Staleness? Or perhaps you set “safe goals” that don’t grow you?

Let me explain the 4 main dangers of your comfort zone.

Danger Number One: Your Comfort Zone is Unhelpful

Your comfort zone isn’t helping anyone. When you choose to aim for “comfortable” what you’re really telling the Universe is, “Everything is okay as it is. Don’t stretch me. Don’t gift me. Don’t excite me. Bring in enough on the next pay cheque to pay my current bills.”

The Universe delivers. You go about each day the same. You don’t worry about your bills because you have your job – for now anyway. But the truth is, you are not adding any value to the world.

And babe… you were BORN TO ADD VALUE TO THE WORLD. You were born to succeed and help others. You were born to give and to receive. Ask yourself: does being comfortable afford me the privilege of helping others?

Danger Number Two: Restraining

Wanting to be comfortable is holding you back from being your best self.

You were born to be the best you can be, and “comfortable” isn’t your best. It isn’t my best. Open yourself up to the world, to possibilities, to the abundance of life.

Get yourself into motion, shake things up! Learn a new skill, meet some new people. Be vulnerable, be open to growth and love.

There is a quote by Thomas Jefferson that I always remind myself of before I’m about to do something new and I’m scared. He says “If you want something you’ve never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.”

What is it that you need to do to achieve what you truly desire?

Danger Number three: It’s False

You don’t actually want to be comfortable. Comfortable is stagnation and being stuck and even if you think you want it right now, you won’t want it for very long. If you look at the goals you created for 2019, or if you really think about what you desire. If you were to choose three words to describe how you want to feel in 2019, I HIGHLY doubt one of those words is “comfortable.”

When I was creating the Awakening Abundance course I interviewed several people and one of the questions was how do you want to feel. Some examples of the feedback were: “relief, excitement, relaxed, proud, stress and worry-free, at peace, empowered, confident, financially free, successful, and generous.” But NONE of the responses was ever “to feel comfortable.” Not a single one.

The truth is you deserve to be happy, and confident, and empowered, and free, and generous and all those incredible and abundant things.

The final danger is Number Four: Mediocrity

Comfortable is too ambiguous. It’s not a goal. Comfort might feel nice, but it’s essentially wanting to be mediocre.

Set aside the ordinary, it is time for extraordinary! If you’re still reading this post, I know that you’re ready for more. I know you’re ready to leap out of your comfort zone and move into growth and expansion!

And guess what!? The magic happens outside of your comfort zone!

Outside of your comfort zone are limitless possibilities and opportunities for growth! The Universe is limitless and SO ARE YOU!

The only limits we experience are the ones we create for ourselves (usually in our minds).

So what are you waiting for?!

What moves are YOU going to make today to stretch yourself and grow?

What leaps do you need to take?

And don’t feel like you have to ask anyone else what your next move is, because it’s really up to you – and you ALREADY KNOW what to do.

If you were looking for a sign to move forward, let this be it.

Unapologetically live your best life; let magic into it.

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Valerie LaVigne

Valerie is the creator and founder of Valerie LaVigne Life and the Women's Empowerment Show. She helps busy and empowered women create healthy habits so that they can become the best version of themselves and transform their lives. Learn more about Valerie here!