December 30, 2019December 30, 2019

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable

As the new year quickly approaches, I believe it’s a good time to talk about stepping outside of your comfort zone. It’s human nature for us to choose the easy route and do what we are comfortable with, like waking up and taking a hot shower. That feels good, doesn’t it? What if I told you to take a cold shower? You’d probably laugh and brush it off. What if I told you to work out every day this week? You’d probably come up with some excuses like you have no time, but the thing is I never said your workout needed to be an hour long. You see, we instantly think of how difficult it would be to do something uncomfortable so we make up excuses. Now what happens if we step outside of our comfort zone? I always hated running because let’s face it, it’s hard. Fast forward to today and I’m signed up to run a marathon, aka 26.2 miles! I’m doing this because I wanted to step outside of my comfort zone. I wanted to do something that would be mentally and physically challenging, something that I would have to work hard for. Let me tell you, to this day I am very uncomfortable when I’m running (especially my long runs), but pushing myself has taught me a lot. Pushing through all of the days of being uncomfortable has only made me stronger. It has made me comfortable with being uncomfortable. So, while you’re coming up with your New Year’s Resolutions, think of things that make you uncomfortable. Pursue those things and don’t stop doing it until you’re comfortable with being uncomfortable.

-Dan