Are you living a life that is
genuinely
comfortabl
e
or one that is
deceptively
comfortable?
In his book, The Slight Edge, Jeff Olson asks this question. I’ve heard things about
getting out of your comfort zone
, but this really hit home. This is why people get paid such large sums of money to be a recruiter and to go out and FIND those people who are willing to be uncomfortable long enough . . . so that they can be
genuinely comfortable.
I am one of them. I am—apparently—according to Olson, one in 20. So be it.
I refuse to end up on social security, scrimping for coupons and downsizing to a tiny apartment like my mother did after selling her dream house, complete with a maple-floored dancing room, because she just couldn’t make the payments. If that takes a few years of struggle, being uncomfortable and hearing a whole heck of a lot of NO’s, then—so be it.
I always loved a good challenge.
Thanks’ Jeff!
He also talks about the percentage of people who cry at our funerals (about 10%) and those who actually come to the burial after the service (about 50%) saying if it’s raining, about half won’t attend the burial. I instantly thought of a woman I met while I was shopping. She worked at a popular retail store as one of the managers. I saw promise in her, so struck up a conversation. She said she wished she could be outside in the beautiful sunny afternoon. I said, wouldn’t it be great if you could have the kind of job where you could go out in it anytime you wanted? Her smile diminished a little and she said, “well, if it was raining, I wouldn’t want to be out in it, so that wouldn’t work for me.” That’s all I needed!
Check it out at www.slightedge.org and order your copy today!
