change

Why do we change? How much discomfort does it take until we take action? There are areas in all our lives that we don’t like but are just comfortable enough for us not to change. It may be a job you don’t like but where you earn a good living. It may be a relationship with your family that is strained but not too bad, leaving you with a feeling of emptiness but is not painful enough for you to put in the work to improve. It may be that feeling of mediocrity that you just can’t shake. What is it for you?

Why do we tolerate less than the best? You can lead a happy, fulfilled life. There are other jobs and ways to make money if you don’t really like the one you have. Your family can be normal and happy, maybe not all the time, but more than they are now. You can be great at something. It all takes work. More importantly, it requires a decision.

Can you make the right decision? Can you see the possibilities for your career or business? Can you focus on your relationships? Can you devote the time to be remarkable?

I don’t want to live my life just getting by. I won’t live with areas in my life that I am not happy with and not try to improve them. I can’t exist unless I am doing everything possible to lead the life I am called to live.

Just how comfortable are you?

Everywhere you go, people are complaining. They complain that their team lost. They complain about the weather. They complain about the traffic. They complain about nearly everything. The problem is they never do anything about what they can change.

What can you change? First, you can change your outlook and your feelings that you are a victim. After that, it depends on the situation. Are you upset that your team lost? Give money to the organization for better staff and equipment. If you don’t like the heavy traffic when you head to work, leave fifteen minutes early and see if that helps. Are you always complaining about all the starving people in the world? Go help them. Complaining does not help anyone; the more you do it, the worse off you are and the worse off the rest of society is as well.

So the next time you are at work or with friends, think about the conversation. Do you or your friends complain all the time? Are they complaining about something out of their control? Why spend all that time and energy focusing on things that you can’t control when you can be focusing on changing the world. What could you accomplish if you and your circle of influence banded together and worked on a cause, large or small. How much better off would the world be?

Stop complaining and go do something about it…

(photo credit: Danilo Rizzuti)

Is change comfortable?

What are you complaining about?