Achieving your dreams. Elizaveta Gurdzhi

      Each of us has the potential to do great things. But if you remain trapped in your comfort zone, then you’re never going to know your true potential.

      Imagine a bird trapped in a small cage. The bird knows it can fly, but for as long as it’s caged, it will never know just how high it can fly.

      That bird is you. You’re trapped within your cage – it’s just disguised as your comfort zone. The good news is that unlike caged birds, you can actually choose to leave your comfort zone. You’re just not willing to.

      If you want to uncover your true potential, then you will need to unlock your cage. That’s the first thing you need to do.

      Learn new things

      With your cage wide open, you can now feel the breeze on your face. You can now taste freedom. You can now go after your dreams.

      But dreams can be fickle. One minute you see it so clearly, you feel like it’s within arm’s reach. Then the next minute, it’s far, far away.

      If you want to accomplish your dreams quickly, then you need to have a plan. Not just any old plan, but a solid, well-thought-out plan. A plan that may require you to learn new things and new skills.

      In your comfort zone, you wouldn’t have had the opportunity to learn and try new things. No, in your comfort zone, you’ve already mastered everything. Trying new things made you edgy, it made you uncomfortable.

      But outside your comfort zone, you don’t have such limitations. Outside your comfort zone, you’ll experience a multitude of opportunities that were previously not available to you.

      It’s up to you to grab and hold onto those opportunities. They’ll build your skills and your knowledge. They’ll bring you closer to your goals.

      Chapter 3 – Key to Success – Setting the SMART Goals

      «Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.»

      Your dreams aren’t going to magically appear within your comfort zone. Instead, if you want to achieve your dreams, you’re going to leave your comfort zone behind. You’re going to traverse the vast wilderness, the vast unknown, full of scary things.

      You may feel lost, and you may feel like quitting. You’ll hear your heart pounding loudly in your ears. You’ll feel the wetness of tears on your cheeks. You’ll feel your resolve weakening.

      At this point, the majority of everyone who’s ever had the courage to leave their comfort zones behind, give up. They break down. They surrender to their failures. They succumb to the obstacles. They turn around to where they came from. They hide again in their comfort zones, never to resurface ever again.

      The smart thing to do

      The unknown abyss beyond your comfort zone is extremely tough. If you’re not mentally, emotionally, and physically ready, you’re not going to get very far before you pack up and head home.

      So, how do you get from point A (that’s your comfort zone) to point B (your dreams)?

      Well, the smart thing to do would be to prepare for your journey.

      You can’t just wing it and expect to succeed.

      It’s like going on a month-long holiday abroad without planning ahead. You only buy the tickets to your destination, but you don’t know where you’re going to be staying. You don’t know anything about the place. You don’t know the culture, the people, you basically know nothing apart from the name of the place!