There will always be those times in your life when you realize you have got to take control of things. You can just feel it within you. Your inner spirit is screaming and begging you for more but the complacency with your life can be so convincing. I have been there more times than you can ever imagine. I am happy to say that I am there again.
HAPPY!?!? You may be wondering why I am happy about having to get out of my comfort zones, dig deeper, and work harder. The truth is I have learned a secret about leaving complacency behind. Once you move out of that old habit and old lifestyle you grow and blooming into what Jen Sincero would call a "Badass." I quite agree with her, there is no greater term than that.
Let me just give you a little background history of the biggest complacency bubble I have left behind. The Shy Girl: All through my childhood I was what you would have called the shy girl. I did not like talking to anyone and wanted to be ignored. Of course deep down my soul was screaming to talk and be noticed but every time it came time to make conversation I failed. I was so bad at small talk and being a friend it just did not happen for me. I was bullied and labeled the shy girl. Many of you may know having that label means you are SINGLE. But I knew I was meant for greatness I knew I was more than that shy girl.
So I got out of my comfort zone and leaped. I joined Swim Team, Student Council, I became a duel credit student at a college, and I began teaching swim. I put myself in the position to overcome my fears every day. I had to talk. I met some of the most amazing people that way. The first girl I met at college completely changed the direction of my life and inspired me to have a love for fitness. Swim Team gave me a love for working out. Teaching Swim gave me a way to show my value. From that point forward I emerged. I can 100% guarantee you if anyone from my high school saw me today waiting tables or working a booth at a craft fair/health expo; they would not believe that I am the same girl. I have changed so much.
Change is something you see when you jump out of your complacency bubble and start exceeding everyone else's expectation of you. It should be one of the happiest times and I promise it will be....But first you have to jump out of the safe zone being ready to work hard even though you are scared as hell.
So how am I doing that in my life today. Well I am jumping out of my safe zone in many ways. I am working towards furnishing and renting my own apartment. I want to move out of my parents home and live on my own. But I want to do so debt free! I am willing and ready to work crazy hours, lose sleep, sacrifice free time, and give my all to working hard. I will need to grow my business like never before, be the best waitress I can be, be an amazing babysitter, and be a great all around worker.
Taking control of you life happens only one way: you must willingly choose it. No one can make you man up an be an adult. No one can make you work. No one can make you leave a life of complacency. No one can except YOU! You hold the key to your dream life. You hold the map to your destiny, all you have to do is follow it. That my friend may be the hardest thing in the world. To look back and leave the comforts and ease of your life and jump into new uncharted territories.
I feel almost like a pioneer going off on my own into the world. I try everyday to make my own way and do what I know is right for me in my heart. So today I claim freedom. I leave behind complacency in living at home and making just enough money to play with, and I leave behind the comforts of rest.
So Here is to all my Fellow "Badass Girls!" Good Luck and Jump! <3
