Scare Yourself Daily

Though human being is fit to face any kind of challenge, he develops cold feet when confronted with a new one. We are comfortable doing the same things daily but very uncomfortable in a tough situation. It is because we wait for the challenge to come to us. We don't invite challenges. Inviting challenges is considered akin to inviting troubles. The fact is that the more challenges you meet, the readier you are for the next one. Do something daily that scares you & shocks other. This will benefit you two ways- one, you will learn new things much faster than others & secondly, and in consequence to the first fact, you will never be afraid of challenges in your life. In fact, you will enjoy every challenge that comes your way. 

If you find your life comforting & everything is hunky-dory, there is something to worry about. One big drawback of a predictable life is that you never learn to respond to a tough situation because you never expect one. You feel your life would remain same till end. If this be the case, your life has already ended because you have achieved what you wanted to achieve. Live it again by inviting challenges; they will give you a tough time but they will also teach you something that you would not learn otherwise. 

Illustrious writer, Stephen covey explained it in a lucid manner when he compared such person as sailing in the boat and enjoying his journey. He is going where the boat takes him. He doesn't  need to toil hard because he is going downstream. All of a sudden, when he sees the fall ahead he tries to change the direction by using his oars like hell, but in vain. He can't do anything now for two reasons; first, he doesn't have the strength & skills to change direction & secondly, it is too late. He has no option but to go down and accept his fate. 

Had he been trying to develop skills by inviting challenges during the comfortable journey, he would have prepared himself for this situation. Now he has no option but to regret & this is what most of us do in later part of life when faced with tough situations. Take control of your present & get ready to take on future challenges if you want to live a meaningful life.