Let us consider some unexpected challenge as example.

Imagine you are facing this huge problem. You have two options.

1. One is facing the problem.
2. The other is turning your back on it and hoping that it will go away on its own.

If you take the second option:

● You are safe. You are protected. You think your fortified walls will safeguard you from the outside world.

● In this option, your inner voice convinces you that you do not have the strength to challenge the problem.

● You do not step forward. You fall back to your comfort zone. After all, you always have the option to fall back on.

● You like being one among the crowd. You don’t want to be noticed or regarded as unique. You don’t want to be a leader – because that will require you to get out of your comfort zone.

● You think you will stay warm by not doing anything about the problem you are facing. You snuggle yourself inside your blankets of saturation and comfort and you don’t want to get out.

If you take the first option (i.e. facing the problem)

● You brave the boundaries of your comfort zone.

● You step outside.

● You choose to be uncomfortable with the outside world

● Even though you want to crawl back to your bed and never venture outside, you know that will not serve you, so you move forward.

● You don’t want to be a sheep, you want to be a lion who faces a challenge head-on.

● You realize that staying in a comfort zone is dangerous.

● You know that action begets motivation – not the other way around. Dreaming, hoping, wishing, wanting to be something someday at some point in life – is just a mirage. 

● You are emotionally resilient if you face your problems.

You are emotionally resilient when:

● You choose to open the door even when you know that the storm is lurking outside.

● You are pro-active instead of being reactive in the face of a difficult person /situation.

● You develop the ability to control negative emotions.

● You choose to not ever turn your back on life.

● You express difficult emotion – when necessary.

● You practice every day on finding stable ground, perhaps even higher ground on the other side of facing challenges.

● You are assertive.

● You bounce back from adversity quickly.

● You practice self-awareness on a daily basis.

● You develop empathy, for others.

Related link: The Key Traits Of Mentally Strong People

To your inspirations,

Banchi