Your Comfort Zone is a Rut

Lou I know for a fact I preform way better under pressure. Comfort zone is a scary way to say you are not challenged. I really like this blog and wish it could be featured.

Lou

Thanks for the wake up call.

You got to straddle those ruts or you will get stuck.  It is always challenging getting out of the Comfort Zone. 

You're absolutely right! Even if it's something you love, very often you want to challenge yourself to be better than before.

Good morning Lou. You are right about our comfort zone being a rut. I need to get out of mine.

Hi Lou -- these are such true words ---- I have to refrain from using the term "comfort zone"  --- it's a dangerous location.   

Good morning Lou. Not willing to be part of the status quo, much too comfortable, so can't see myself there.

Make it a great week!

Lou, Thank you for the quote and the post. Have a good day.

Lou - and one rule to follow when you are in a rut is Stop Digging!  Have a great day.

When everything is working smooth, it's a well oiled system.  When things start to go south, it becomes a rut.

Good Morning Lou: I missed your inspirational words for a long time. But I am back to enjoy them again. It is time to get out of the rut again.:)

Sometimes, you say just the right thing at just the perfect moment.  This post is one of those times. Thanks

Lou, I remember an old photo of a sign ,circa 1920, along a muddy roadway. It said, "Choose your rut carefully. You will be in it for the next forty miles." So much truth, so little planning. We had a rut at a cattle gate on our farm that was about 100 feet long. You had to have a head of steam to get through it. One time, a neighbor tossed a large rock in the rut, but I knew nothing of it. Just beyond the rut was an old chicken house which my dad had told me several times he wanted me to tear down.

I had a buddy home from college one weekend, and I was showing out a bit with the old 54 Chevy p/u. He opened the gate and hopped in. I gunned the ole truck, hit the burried rock, ricoheted into the chicken coup and we spent the afternoon clearing up the debris.That was a hard way to get out of a rut, but it taught me several lessons: 1. There is more than one way to knock down an old chicken coup. Dad noticed and knew more than he let on. 2. Even a familiar rut may hide surprises. 3. Act like a fool, and you will be proven such. 4. You may think you are on course, but you may learn without notice that you are not in control.Yes, I have found myself in a few ruts.

Great story Fred Cope. This is a lesson we can all pay attention to Lou. Thanks for a great post.

I definitely need to climb out of my rut.

Thanks for the inspiration.

 Lou, as a motivator myself, I need to read this today! 

Hope all is well down in Boca.  Palm Beach Gardens is gorgeous today! :)

Only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

I have been a counselor in the psychotherapy field for many years and one of the sayings I learned and liked when a newbie was:  CHOOSE YOUR RUT CAREFULLY; YOU WILL BE IN IT A LONG TIME. I have watched so many people struggle with this -  possible, but difficult to get out of a deep rut - once it has become a habit with your own name on it.

I have never heard it called that before, but it is very true...at least fo the go getters.

Thanks for sharing.... Great posting.....

I just saw this on a re-blog this morning and it is so true. This is exactly what I needed to see this morning!