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The 9 Reasons That Prevent You From Changing Your Life
3 min readApr 19, 2023
- Your Comfort Zones Pull You Back — Right now your life is balanced around a certain lifestyle. The relationships, habits and hobbies you have will always pull you back, like a rubber band being overstretched. To resist them you must be stronger than what is pulling you back.
- Change Is A Daily Fight — This is not a one time fight where you can give everything and then rest, but rather, a war of attrition that may last weeks, months or even years. Habits do not change overnight.
- The Uncomfortable Actions Are Necessary — Everything else is part of your comfort zone. Change is always uncomfortable. The faster the change the more uncomfortable the actions.
- Change Happens Through A Thousand Little Things — Big changes may make your life change faster, but it is the tiny things that will make it add up. Everything counts.
- There Are Hidden Sacrifices — You will always need to sacrifice more than you bargain for. Your time, energy, and comfort are the main sacrifices, but you will sometimes also lose friends, hobbies and things that used to give you joy. Note the sacrifices and note what you are sacrificing these things for, as it is often worth it in the end.
- People Do Not Want You To Change — You are part of their comfort zone. If you change, something…
