Why You Should Become Uncomfortable in Pursuit of Your Goals

Embrace what challenges you

Josh O'Neill
Wholistique
Published in
5 min readApr 10, 2022

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Imagine a wild winter morning. It’s dark, the wind is swirling and it’s bitterly cold. It’s also raining. Contrast this with lying in your bed. It’s warm, you’re wrapped up in the covers and cosy.

The last thing you want to do is go out for a run. You don’t want to leave the comfort of your bed. I don’t blame you. I was doing the same.

We go through a lot of life taking what appears to be the easy option. And with good reason. We evolved as a species to survive and not threaten that. In the modern world, this is turned up to 10. You can order your shopping, takeaways, clothes and furniture without ever leaving your home.

There are obviously many positives to this — we’re no longer being chased by lions across the Savannah — however, it’s reduced our ability to experience all that life has in store for us.

Luckily, we can change and improve this. It’s all about getting out of your comfort zone. To do this, we can move into what is called the “stretch zone” where we decide to try something new and exciting, forcing us to learn. It’s worth noting it can feel a little scary and make you nervous. That’s okay.

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Josh O'Neill
Wholistique

Process Engineer | Health | Fitness | You can find my weekly newsletter here https://www.joshoneill.co.uk/