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Breakthrough Your Comfort Zone To The Success Zone by Lisa Jimenez Picture this... A little child is crawling around a new surrounding when they notice – for the first time – a huge staircase. As this little one gazes up at the new apparatus, what thoughts do you think are going on in their mind? How do one-year-olds think about new things? How do they react to the unknown? If you are around children, you know the response. They would say, "Wow, I've got to get to the top!" Alternatively, do you think they would look up at the huge staircase and think, "Wow I've got to get to the top!" But, wait a minute… I didn't go to stair climbing school. Maybe I'm not ready. I'll just wait until I have my degree in stair climbing, and then watch me go!" On the other hand, would this little one look up at the huge staircase and think, "Wow, I've got to get to the top… But wait. I might get hurt. I may fail. I've heard it said 22% of one-year-olds fall on staircases. In fact, CNN just announced stair climbing as a code orange! It's too risky." Or would this one-year-old think, "Wow, I've got to get to the top... But wait. What will my friends say? What if I succeed? They may think that I don't fit in with the group back in the sandbox. They might think I'm one of those snobby, famous stair climbers. You know what they say... It's lonely at the top. I better not. It's just too risky. NOT! A one-year-old wouldn't say any of these things. A one-year-old is hungry for adventure! They have an inborn, risk-taking ability. It is their nature to risk! They see it. They want it. They take it. Now, listen to this: Every one of you reading this article knows this child; because this little one is YOU! You were once a one-year-old. You once had incredible risk-taking ability. You used to see it. Want it. Take it. So, what happened? What happened to the natural risk-taking ability that you were born with? Life happened. Circumstances occurred. Disappointments experienced. And you, like me, began to let fear creep in. Slowly and surely, fear began to grow until it was bigger than your dream, bigger than your faith. Has life circumstances and disappointments silenced your risk-taking ability? Has fear crushed your hunger for adventure? The first step to getting your hunger for adventure back is to realize your innate risk-taking ability. It is your nature to risk! Breakthrough Your Comfort Zone to the Success Zone! Have a great day! Lisa Jimenez M.Ed. ___________ Lisa Jimenez, M.Ed., has helped thousands of people shatter their self-limiting beliefs and finally get the breakthrough success they want. Go here for success resources by Lisa Jimenez.
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