A hero's journey is not as easy one, and we should never expect it to be. Nothing worth having comes easy, especially success. But in order for that journey to begin we must take that first step, that first risk, that first plunge into our full potential. But this first step is what keeps so many from life-changing success. Why? Because that step will determine the rest of your career, and your life.
Where will you be in five years? Ten years? Twenty? Here's the harsh truth of it all: you don't know. Sure, you might have the same house or the same job, but all in all you will be a different person during each stage of your life. There are so many things that you will learn throughout your life that will hopefully change you for the better. It's inevitable that as we progress in life we will slowly become better, more hard working, more wise.
Knowing that we have the potential to change the world scares us. By instinct, humans do not like change. We prefer the path of least resistance. Change is difficult and uncomfortable, so it's very understandable how the fear of personal change will keep us from taking that first step and fulfilling our destiny. That comfort zone that you have set for yourself only extends so far as you let it. Bursting through that barrier is possibly one of the most challenging feats we have to face, but the rewards are so great that we can't even imagine them.
With that being said, breaking that comfort zone is much easier said than done. It's one thing to think it; it's another to actually do it. Taking those first few steps will lead us to a world filled with possibilities that we would never have experienced without expanding our horizons and breaking the prison we have instinctually built around ourselves. This is a skill that takes years and years to practice and that very few master. Little be little we become bolder and bolder, and the world around us keeps expanding with every attempt against our prison. The key to breaking your captivity is persistence to try things that will help you progress towards a better you.
Only after hundreds of challenges and disappointments was Hercules finally awarded the title of hero. Every hero has a journey, and if you start your journey or persistent progress today, you too can become a hero.
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