Most of us do not like trying new things or changing up our routine.

We like things the way they are EVEN if we don’t truly like things the way they are because we are, to some extent, COMFORTABLE.

But if you want to reach your goals, you’ve got to do things you aren’t comfortable with. You’ve got to do things DIFFERENTLY!

You’ve got to be willing to TRULY try new things. You’ve got to stop making excuses as to why you can’t do something or why something doesn’t work when it is really just that you don’t want to change or do things differently.

You don’t want to sacrifice or be uncomfortable. But you’ve got to get comfortable with being uncomfortable and putting yourself outside your comfort zone if you want success.

You’ve got to do things you don’t want to do.

And sometimes you have to make sacrifices. Because getting a different result than you’ve been getting means you have to do things differently – it means CHANGE.

So how do you change when we are so resistant to change? How do you get comfortable being uncomfortable?

You have to take a step in a different direction.

It may be a big step or a small step, but you’ve got to do something you know is good even if you don’t want to.

Sometimes it means jumping in head first and just sucking it up. Other times it means making the smallest, least scary, change first.

In situations where you have lots of support and accountability, it may be easier to jump in head first. If you are going it alone, you may find that any drastic changes create backlash so taking a small step and adjusting to that first works better.

Either way though, you must first recognize that part of the reason it is hard to move forward is because it is uncomfortable.

Once you accept that you will need to be uncomfortable, you can general force yourself to do new things – whether it is a big step or small step forward, it is still a step forward.

And the best part is, when you get over that initial fear and JUST DO IT, new things become way less scary and uncomfortable.

So get comfortable being uncomfortable and take that step forward toward your goals!