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cause one to lose one's self.
The comfort zone is the real enemy to actualizing human potential. Our habits create well-worn ruts that become the path we travel. Instead of altering the path, we use our energies to make the path more comfortable and forget that if the path isn't going in the right direction, we have consigned ourselves to acceptance of the status quo, a life of underachievement and mediocrity.
It's not necessary to take large foolish risks (e.g., bet your paycheck on a horse race or obtain a second mortgage on your house to buy highly speculative stock). I'm not talking about behavior which requires confronting danger to prove that you are fearless or macho. I'm am talking about behavior that creates new feelings.
Change and new experiences initially cause unsettling feelings. We have a bias towards the status quo because that's what we know and are comfortable with. If we don't overcome the inertia of comfortable routines, we begin to experience a sameness and everyday begins to look and feel like the day before. We have to force ourselves to take risks, do new things and break these patterns that confine and prevent us from leading a more enjoyable, exciting and fulfilling life.
You can ask yourself a series of questions to help you identify the action that needs to be taken and to better understand and assess the degree of risk involved:
What is one risk you are currently considering?
Why is it important for you to take the risk?
If you took the risk and failed, what is the worst possible outcome?
If this approach fails, what are your other options?
How could you deal with the outcome, if it is
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