Saturday, January 5, 2008

Comfortable People May Be Doomed

Comfortable people may be doomed. These are harsh words yet they are true and I believe I can prove this to you if you if spend a few minutes reading this post.

Comfortable people don't feel badly enough to question their station in life. The rub is that because they are comfortable they are interrupting their bliss and their fortune and therefore are doomed to live a life that is less abundant than it could be.

Comfort breeds complacency and complacency stops the natural evolutionary process of all living things. If you were a successful buggy whip manufacturer who grew complacent and chose not the react to the evolution of the automobile industry in the early part of the 20th century you would surely have allowed innovation to rob you of your bliss and fortune as the horse draw carriage gave way to the motor powered automobile. No less is this universal truth applicable to all human life.

Discomfort is the direct opposite of comfort and will motivate you to take action in your daily life. If you are cold you put on a coat, if you are hungry you eat, if you are tired you sleep; these simple truths are evidence that discomfort breeds action and comfort being the opposite causes a lack of action and as a result there is no positive change.

Comfort is a seductive liar. The comfort we may presently be feeling in our lives may breed within our sub-conscious the feeling that we are set for life. Let us seek out truth as it applies to the three core aspects for every living person.

Soul or Spirit: When we become comfortable (complacent) in our faith we have a tenancy to spend less time studying God's word and committing to daily devotional time. We may not be as diligent with our tithing and we may stray away from our God consciousness. In time depriving the soul of nurture and evolution will create stagnant faith and a feeling of disconnection from our Creator.

The Body Physical: When we neglect our health through lack of exercise and poor nutrition, the aging process is accelerated and the rate and degree to which our body will break down later in life will be effected. Proof of this fact is not hard to find. Seek out a man or women in their 80s who has practiced good nutrition and exercise in their lifetime and do the same with someone who has not. If they are both honest about their physical life you will note several distinctions in the quality of their lives.

The Mind: Do you know anyone who refuses to learn how to use a computer? Those who refuse to embrace innovation are left behind the changes that are inevitable. A person who refuses to embrace change will no less be impacted by the changes around them and those who adapt most effectively to change always thrive and live richer lives.

So what should you do to live beyond comfort? Bury the word "complacency," thereby removing it from your life. Here is a very simple exercise that you can use to symbolize your commitment to do so; write the word "complacency" on a clean white sheet of paper, then cross a line through the word, announce "I here by bury the word complacency and declare that complacency is no longer part of my life." Tear up that piece of paper and dis guard it. Now set out to live an abundant life by putting action behind your dreams.

(c) Copyright 2008 James A. Holmes. All Rights Reserved.

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James Holmes, Global Team Builder, Coach and Trainer, combining online and offline techniques to help you grow your business. To request a free 30 minute consultation contact James by phone at 303-523-9503 or email at james@AskJamesHolmes.com
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