SCARED TO MOVE FORWARD

Why do we often stop growing exactly when we've finally reached stability? That moment when the bills are paid, the stress has subsided, and life feels manageable—that's precisely where most of us halt our evolution. But what if comfort is actually a cleverly disguised trap?

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Life is waiting for you each day and you have to
prepare for each challenge alongthe way towards success.
It's not simple, but it can bedone.
Welcome to my Common SenseMotivation episodes.
I'm Chris Fantastic Powell.
It's scary to disturb comfort,but growth demands disruption.
We all want a better life, moresuccess, stronger families,

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financial freedom and peace ofmind, and deep down, we all feel
that we pull towards somethinggreater.
It doesn't matter where youcome from or what you've been
through.
The desire to build more,become more and live more burns
inside those who are all calledto lead their own life.
But then something happens.

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You start getting things undercontrol, your bills are finally
paid on time, you no longer arein survival mode, you're not
stressed every day, just tryingto keep your head above water,
and you start to feelcomfortable.
That's where most people stop,because it's easier to stay the
same than to step into theunknown.

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It's easier to coast than toclimb again.
It's easier to protect whatyou've built than to expand it.
But here's the truth Comfort isthe greatest trap disguised as
progress.
When you hear the voice inside,you say I want more.
It's not being ungrateful, it'sjust being honest.

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It's your potential calling you.
That whisper is your next level, trying to break through the
fear of disruption.
If you want more, expect yourcomfort to be shaken, expect
your time to be stretched,expect your routine to be
challenged, expect your mindsetto get uncomfortable, expect
your circle to shift and expectsome people not to understand.

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Disruption is the price ofelevation.
So if you're sitting therethinking, I've worked hard to
get here and now I want more,but I don't want to lose what I
have, let me tell you somethingyou won't lose what matters.
You'll evolve, you'll grow,you'll sharpen, you'll expand it
, but you must move forward withintention.

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But if you don't disrupt whereyou are, your dream will
eventually disrupt you from theinside out.
You'll feel stuck, unfilled,frustrated, not because you
failed, but because you settled.
You can either stay comfortableor become everything you were

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created to be.
Choose your more, disrupt yourcomfort and don't apologize for
wanting to grow that nextversion of you.
They're not waiting in the calm, they're waiting in the chaos.
Of progress.
Make it happen.
I'm Chris Fantastic Powell.
Thank you for listening.
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