Many people seem to agree that great things happen the minute we step outside of our comfort zone. For me, one of the most important things we should always remember is that growth and 1 can't coexist.
Personal development expert Napoleon Hill once said, "Whatever the mind can believe, it can achieve 2 how many times you may have 3 in the past or how great your aims and hopes may be." This statement is 4 because it reminds us that we're the only ones who can be 5 for how far we'll go. To reach any 6, we're usually required to 7 the way we do things.
However, stepping outside of our comfort zone is probably the most important step toward 8 real changes. But persistence (坚持) and continuing to move forward are 9 important, as it's extremely easy to slide back into old 10 without realizing it.
For long, I wanted to live in Argentina, so halfway through my bachelor's degree, I bought a one-way ticket there. While I was there, I was able to 11 the last two years of my degree online before flying home for graduation. I still live in Argentina now, and I can proudly say that taking the 12 steps to make it a 13 was one of the most important things I ever did. Certainly, I'm not suggesting we should all buy one-way tickets to foreign countries and just see what 14. But it's important for us to 15 what we want and try to bring our 16 to life.
Living in a comfort zone can trick us into 17 we have enough time, when years can fly by without us having accomplished what we really wanted to. We won't 18 have tomorrow to do what we could have done today. So, accept the discomfort and allow it to 19 you to try new things. You never know what you could be missing out on by remaining 20.
