Always Seek Discomfort
I’m sitting here in my hotel room and the beds are pretty comfy. It was hard to get up this morning to write. I’m in a different time zone and I should have gone to bed earlier but I stayed up.
Much against what I believe, this morning I hit the snooze button because i wanted a few more minutes of comfort.
Last night I went into a restaurant and the attendant asked me if a booth would be comfortable for me and my buddy. We both shrugged and said it was fine.
Yesterday, we both went to the Delta app on our phones and checked in for our flight. He switched his seat to the exit row because they have a bit more leg room and he wanted to be comfortable.
As I settled into the hotel last night, I turned on the TV in the room and started to watch the Big Bang Theory. It was the episode where Penny invites Sheldon into her apartment because she wants to ask him a question about his roommate, Leonard. When Sheldon gets into the apartment, he stands there. Penny asks him why and he says that he has not chosen his seat yet. He goes through the process of sitting in several seats in the apartment because he doesn’t want one that has too much glare, or draft or softness. He finally finds one that works and makes him comfortable.
When we landed at the airport yesterday, I got on my Uber app and got a driver. He was there in 3 minutes.
Once we were in the car, he turned around to ask if we were comfortable.
(Sidebar: This made me remember the GEICO commercial from the Super Bowl where the robbers used an app to hire a getaway car. Check it out below)
There is nothing wrong with being comfortable. But I wonder if the continual search for comfort keeps us from growing. I wonder if setting our mental dials for comfort keeps us from going after the things which are more challenging simply because they are uncomfortable.
If my default setting is “seek comfort”, does that affect my hunger for growth? I ask not because I have the right answer. I ask because I’m considering the possibilities of my own default behavior.
Does my desire for comfort inhibit my ability to be bold?
I see all my actions as connected. What I do now, unconsciously, subconsciously, by default somehow indicates what I’m up to in another area or a future area of my life. Is the action I’m taking now simply practice for another later action and later result? The answer is yes. So, my question becomes,
“What result do I want?”
And if I’m honest, the results I want always involve some level of discomfort.
It’s time for me to go exercise.
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My name is Robert Kennedy III. I’m a leadership and communication speaker, trainer and author. I recently released 7 Ways To Know You Were Meant To Lead on Amazon. Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebookor on my website, RobertKennedy3.com.
