Growth Vs. Safety

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“You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety.”- Abraham Maslow

Life is about growth. Everything in life is growing. If you are not growing, what are you doing? Check what you are doing on a daily basis. Because how you live your day is exactly how you are living your life. If you don’t like the results, change what you do everyday. If you like it, continue doing it.

Since growth is so important to us, why do so many of us prefer safety over growth?

That has everything to do with who we are as human beings. People don’t like to change what they are comfortable with. You don’t even like to leave your bed in the morning, let alone doing something that you haven’t done before. We love to do what we are comfortable with. But the problem is, the more we do that, the more we will remain where we are. So to move forward, you must pursue growth, not safety. Because:

Growth is uncomfortable. Safety is comfortable.

Growth involves stretching yourself. Safety involves maintaining what you already know.

Growth is scary. Safety is status quo.

Growth is movement. Safety is the opposite.

Growth is change. Safety is the opposite.

Growth is living. Safety is dying.

Growth is forward. Safety is backward.

If you want to achieve your dreams, growth is the way.

Why You Should Not Give Up Your Dreams

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Nothing in life is easy. It is scary to start new things, to dream new dreams, to love, or to do something new. It is not easy, and it will never be easy. That doesn’t mean you should quit your dreams. It doesn’t mean you should give up on yourself. It means you should work harder to make your dreams happen.

Your dream is your dream. You must do something to keep it alive. You must do something to make it a reality. Nothing happens by accident. It happens when you do something. That is true for your dreams. If you want your dreams to come true, you must do something about them. You must face your fears. You must leave your comfort zone. You must think new thoughts. You must meet new people who can help you succeed. If not, it is not going to happen.

No matter what, don’t give up. As Thomas Edison famously said, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” It is easier to give up than to continue fighting for you want. You want your dreams, right? You must fight to make it happen. Dream alone won’t make it happen, work does.