What’s One Thing I Think I Need to Sacrifice to Move Forward?
Hello everyone,
To be honest this is a hard question because nobody really likes to sacrifice anything but the truth is sometimes you have to let go of something to move ahead in life for me i think the one thing I need to sacrifice right now is comfort zone yes that safe place where everything feels familiar, even if it’s not working that place where I wake up every day do the same things, and expect different results that place where I avoid risks because I’m afraid of failing or looking stupid.
My comfort zone has held me back many times There are opportunities I didn’t take because I felt I wasn’t good enough there are things I wanted to start like going fully into freelancing, learning a new skill, or joining online communities but I kept giving myself excuses. “What if I fail?" “What if they laugh at me?” “What if it doesn’t work?” question that always come into my mind.
But i have realized that if I want to move forward I have to sacrifice that mindset i need to be ready to feel uncomfortable, to try new things and to even fail sometimes growth does not happen in comfort
Another thing i have been thinking of sacrificing is some people I don’t mean I will stop talking to everyone but I have noticed that some people around me drain my energy they don’t support my dreams they only talk about negativity and they make me doubt myself, If I keep listening to them I will keep playing small so I’m learning to set boundaries and protect my peace.
Also, I may need to sacrifice too much entertainment I love movies, social media, scrolling through funny videos but sometimes I spend hours doing that and then complain that I don’t have time I need to cut down on that and use more time to improve myself Read, learn, work, pray anything that will push me closer to my goals.
Lastly, I think I need to sacrifice fear this one is hard, because fear has been my shadow for a long time. Fear of what people will say fear of rejection Fear of not being perfect but every time I choose fear, I delay my future so now, I tell myself, “Even if you’re scared, do it anyway.” Courage is not the absence of fear, it’s moving forward in spite of it.
So yes, to move forward, I need to sacrifice my comfort zone, negative energy, too much distraction, and fear. I believe once I do that, I’ll start to see real growth, even if it starts small.
Thanks for reading
Pixelrise01.
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Of the things you listed, I think I can relate a bit with fear. It's funny how I know what I want and the ways in which to go about it, yet I am too terrified to make the step. I only execute everything in my mind. Somehow, I'm getting over it cause I no longer want to feel guilt nor beat myself up over things I could just have gone ahead to do early-on.
Kudos to you taking the steps is good fear is just first evidence appear real meaning of fear but when you defeat it and focus you have reach the top
Hmmm, this fear I think is for everyone especially fear of what people will say. Even if we don't do anything people will still talk why not do anyway
That is life general someone just need to be focus and work according to is positive mindset
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STOPFear is one of the most killers of goals and growth at some point I had to ask my self what's the worst thing that could happen if I faced my goals and I discovered most times we actually learn ways not to go about something when we fail that way we can easily guide others in our footsteps