Comfort zone~
I feel inspired to blog about this. I hear many people talk about it, and the school captain 2 years ago seemed to love this theme. It's the 'comfort zone' thingo. I'm sure that all of you have heard it in at least one point of your life, seriously. It's inevitable.
But then again, it's perfectly true. And THAT is why i'm gonna try to explain it to you, using illustrations! (everybody likes pictures) =) So, if you're in a picture, and you dont like it...too bad ! Step OUT of your comfort zone XD
Well, lets put it this way, everybody has different comfort zones. But they basically illustrate the same purpose. The Comfort Zone (CZ) is a place where you feel at home, comfortable, 'in the zone', if you will. It's the 'home' in chasey, it's the bomb shelter in Germany. For some people, lets see, it may be.....music? take a look at good ol' Kenny here.
He's in his comfort zone, right there, with his guitar. No people, just him. What's he achieving? peace and quiet? comfort maybe? yeah. There we go. Comfort. He's in his comfort zone. What else does Kenny like doing? oh yeah, he happens to be a very adept tennis player. Here we go:
Alongside with Rob, they're in their comfort zone. Not pushing the limits, barely even breaking a sweat. They're just enjoying a leisurely game of tennis. (in fact they're picking on Ken's dad, who's all alone on the other side....but that's besides the point) Whilst they may be in the zone right now. Are they achieving optimum results? Are they pushing themselves to a point that they reach this whole new level of standard?
Hell no! They're barely even moving! It's American doubles damnit!
How about a new example. Who likes music? yeah that would be most of you. Now, take a look at Collin, Leon and my cousin Elena.
All of them. Extra-pro musicians. All of them have mastered their instruments, Leon and his electric guitar, Collin and his keyboard/marimba/piano, Elena and her guitar.
Now. Do YOU really think that they got to that level from just sitting there, like in the photo?
Who said yes? Ok that's it, get out!
Who said no? yeaa, there we go. Of course they didn't! Leon for one, i know used to practise his guitar around 5 hours a day. That's the only way he got to that level in under a year. (damn good if you ask me.) Collin and Elena have been practising diligently (i assume) for years now! Which is the reason why they're so pro, obviously. I freely admit, there is some genius to their playing, but we'll leave that out for now. Main point being they didnt just hang around their instruments. Can you learn piano from sitting on the piano seat? rite.
Ever heard the motto : Work hard play hard? It's true., Believe it. Look at this guy:
Ken again. He's having a ball playing on his PSP! This is the same guy who used to study 6 hours a day. Ok ok ok, i know, not a very good illustration. but i thought the pic was cute. How about this, just for Kim.
There was one time we used to pretty much go out to dinner every Friday. It would be just a normal family dinner. But during my exam period, my parents told me if i worked my ass off, they'd take me out to a special dinner (it was my mother's birthday anyway >.> but oh well...)
Guess what i had waiting for me at the dinner table? ...in a resteraunt the night of my final test:
I loved that dinner. I really did. Do you know WHY? Because i WORKED WORKED WORKED for it!!!!!! *calms down*. It's true, it tastes so much better if you work for it. Tastes EVEN better if you've cooked it yourself (i'm the exception there though ><). (yea Kim?).
SO what am i getting at! Executive summary. point number one:
1) If you DONT get out of your comfort zone, you'll never achieve anything!!! This culminates itself in the next picture:
Where a hungry quokka decided, "Screw it, i'm hungry, that guy is scary but i'll bear it to get MY CHIP!" CLEARLY, the quokka (it's name is now Weeble) CLEARLY, Weeble has stepped out of his comfort zone, to obtain his goal. his prize. His chip. We can all learn something from Weeble.
My second point: if you work hard, then you can play hard. or rather, if you WORK HARD then you can PLAY HARD(ER). Up to you if u want to implement the brackets ><, but if you dont work at it, you'll never be good at it. All the TEE 99.95 students reported in their interviews that the only way to achieve such a good score was through, "continuous, diligent hard work." Amen to that.
Now, i know that i'm not the model student to say this. I'm lazier than C****r, and i know most of you are far more hardworking than i. If that is the case (which it most certainly will be), Keep up the good work!! Hard work PAYS OFF. it REALLY DOES, if you dont believe me then try it for yourself!! The evidence is everywhere!
Ah ok, now that i've stressed my point. Comfort zones. Where is my comfort zone? actually this was my original reason to blog about this =\ but i guess i got a little carried away. Hmm, i tried searching for my 'comfort zone'. I guess i found it in a few places, here's one:
Yeah. i love sport. Even if i'm not good at it (99% of the time) i still enjoy playing all forms of sport, even to an extent, golf XD Sports is good, healthy and fun! I believe it is one of my comfort zones. Then we have
Yeaaaah, that illustrates 3 of my comfort zones. The first is obvious, music. I love my music, my piano and everything else that involves music. The second are my friends/youth group, who i am convinced are the most awesome people in the world. And the third, is well, who i'm singing to/playing for. My God, who is THE comfort zone. or rather the COMFORT zone. When everything is all turbid and topsy turvy, i guess God's always the one who straightens things out, back to equilibrium.
But i bet you all knew that didn't you? You needn't look too far to see His creations in their comfort zone. (as one of His creations, we are rightfully always in our comfort zone near to Him) but in (and i feel like i'm becoming Seamus Heaney- natural poet) nature, things just seem to work. You notice? Flowers, i quote from the bible, "Look at the lillies of the field, they do not spin or weave, yet not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these" Even if you aren't a christian, i'm sure you'll agree with me.
If you dont, then go run around naked in a shopping center, and tell me what happens.
Fin~
But then again, it's perfectly true. And THAT is why i'm gonna try to explain it to you, using illustrations! (everybody likes pictures) =) So, if you're in a picture, and you dont like it...too bad ! Step OUT of your comfort zone XD
Well, lets put it this way, everybody has different comfort zones. But they basically illustrate the same purpose. The Comfort Zone (CZ) is a place where you feel at home, comfortable, 'in the zone', if you will. It's the 'home' in chasey, it's the bomb shelter in Germany. For some people, lets see, it may be.....music? take a look at good ol' Kenny here.
He's in his comfort zone, right there, with his guitar. No people, just him. What's he achieving? peace and quiet? comfort maybe? yeah. There we go. Comfort. He's in his comfort zone. What else does Kenny like doing? oh yeah, he happens to be a very adept tennis player. Here we go:
Alongside with Rob, they're in their comfort zone. Not pushing the limits, barely even breaking a sweat. They're just enjoying a leisurely game of tennis. (in fact they're picking on Ken's dad, who's all alone on the other side....but that's besides the point) Whilst they may be in the zone right now. Are they achieving optimum results? Are they pushing themselves to a point that they reach this whole new level of standard?
Hell no! They're barely even moving! It's American doubles damnit!
How about a new example. Who likes music? yeah that would be most of you. Now, take a look at Collin, Leon and my cousin Elena.
All of them. Extra-pro musicians. All of them have mastered their instruments, Leon and his electric guitar, Collin and his keyboard/marimba/piano, Elena and her guitar.
Now. Do YOU really think that they got to that level from just sitting there, like in the photo?
Who said yes? Ok that's it, get out!
Who said no? yeaa, there we go. Of course they didn't! Leon for one, i know used to practise his guitar around 5 hours a day. That's the only way he got to that level in under a year. (damn good if you ask me.) Collin and Elena have been practising diligently (i assume) for years now! Which is the reason why they're so pro, obviously. I freely admit, there is some genius to their playing, but we'll leave that out for now. Main point being they didnt just hang around their instruments. Can you learn piano from sitting on the piano seat? rite.
Ever heard the motto : Work hard play hard? It's true., Believe it. Look at this guy:
Ken again. He's having a ball playing on his PSP! This is the same guy who used to study 6 hours a day. Ok ok ok, i know, not a very good illustration. but i thought the pic was cute. How about this, just for Kim.
There was one time we used to pretty much go out to dinner every Friday. It would be just a normal family dinner. But during my exam period, my parents told me if i worked my ass off, they'd take me out to a special dinner (it was my mother's birthday anyway >.> but oh well...)
Guess what i had waiting for me at the dinner table? ...in a resteraunt the night of my final test:
I loved that dinner. I really did. Do you know WHY? Because i WORKED WORKED WORKED for it!!!!!! *calms down*. It's true, it tastes so much better if you work for it. Tastes EVEN better if you've cooked it yourself (i'm the exception there though ><). (yea Kim?).
SO what am i getting at! Executive summary. point number one:
1) If you DONT get out of your comfort zone, you'll never achieve anything!!! This culminates itself in the next picture:
Where a hungry quokka decided, "Screw it, i'm hungry, that guy is scary but i'll bear it to get MY CHIP!" CLEARLY, the quokka (it's name is now Weeble) CLEARLY, Weeble has stepped out of his comfort zone, to obtain his goal. his prize. His chip. We can all learn something from Weeble.
My second point: if you work hard, then you can play hard. or rather, if you WORK HARD then you can PLAY HARD(ER). Up to you if u want to implement the brackets ><, but if you dont work at it, you'll never be good at it. All the TEE 99.95 students reported in their interviews that the only way to achieve such a good score was through, "continuous, diligent hard work." Amen to that.
Now, i know that i'm not the model student to say this. I'm lazier than C****r, and i know most of you are far more hardworking than i. If that is the case (which it most certainly will be), Keep up the good work!! Hard work PAYS OFF. it REALLY DOES, if you dont believe me then try it for yourself!! The evidence is everywhere!
Ah ok, now that i've stressed my point. Comfort zones. Where is my comfort zone? actually this was my original reason to blog about this =\ but i guess i got a little carried away. Hmm, i tried searching for my 'comfort zone'. I guess i found it in a few places, here's one:
Yeah. i love sport. Even if i'm not good at it (99% of the time) i still enjoy playing all forms of sport, even to an extent, golf XD Sports is good, healthy and fun! I believe it is one of my comfort zones. Then we have
Yeaaaah, that illustrates 3 of my comfort zones. The first is obvious, music. I love my music, my piano and everything else that involves music. The second are my friends/youth group, who i am convinced are the most awesome people in the world. And the third, is well, who i'm singing to/playing for. My God, who is THE comfort zone. or rather the COMFORT zone. When everything is all turbid and topsy turvy, i guess God's always the one who straightens things out, back to equilibrium.But i bet you all knew that didn't you? You needn't look too far to see His creations in their comfort zone. (as one of His creations, we are rightfully always in our comfort zone near to Him) but in (and i feel like i'm becoming Seamus Heaney- natural poet) nature, things just seem to work. You notice? Flowers, i quote from the bible, "Look at the lillies of the field, they do not spin or weave, yet not even Solomon in all his splendour was dressed like one of these" Even if you aren't a christian, i'm sure you'll agree with me.
If you dont, then go run around naked in a shopping center, and tell me what happens.
Fin~