Leaving someone’s comfort zone is, no lie, one of the biggest steps to take in order to achieve something greater or smash a goal, but the way sermons and motivational speakers have painted this subject is very unfair. So, a young guy or lady who just finished school and is living in their parents’ house, having everything sorted out for the moment while seeking a job, should just pack out of their parents’ house because they’re too comfortable there—to live under the bridge or spend outrageously on house rent and feeding? Just because they appear too comfortable in their parents’ house? I don’t know about other countries, but life in my country is very hard, and one needs to plan things very well. One shouldn’t rush to leave a comfort zone; otherwise, other places will feel like hell—and who wants to live in hell? No one!
“It’s not this one that the leaving of one’s comfort zone the topic is talking about.” You wanna say this to me?
Well, it’s applicable to all spheres of life. One shouldn’t just rush out of their comfort zone; one should stay there as long as possible and make good plans before leaving. Most times, we give ourselves unnecessary suffering all in the name of leaving our comfort zone, as if there’s an award for the one who suffers the most. I won’t lie—if I had everything sorted out while living in my parents’ house, do you think I would be out here in this city, paying very high house rent and spending a lot? No way! I would still be in my family’s house, sorting out my life and making good money. After all, in the end, what matters is one’s achievement, not one’s level of suffering. I have a friend who still lives in my home village where we all attended secondary school, which is also where our parents live. He got a good job there and lives in one of his parents’ houses, and life is very easy for him. Even as he’s earning money from his job, he still enjoys a lot of home privileges, such as getting food items from his parents’ farm produce. So because he’s comfortable, he should leave there—leave the job and go to Lagos (the most populated city in Nigeria) to start facing hell, all in the name of leaving his comfort zone? No, I don’t support this. Like I said, leaving one’s comfort zone is good, but that’s conditional.
Let me drop my keyboard here.
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