How to Get UNSTUCK in the 9–5 Cycle

Do you know the feeling of going to the amusement park and someone you’re with asks to go on that ride? Then when you actually pay attention to the ride you see all the nitty-gritty details of the ride like the height of the drop, the loops, the type of seat of the ride and suddenly you feel the butterflies and nausea building up?

So you politely refuse because you’re comfortable watching the ride in action from below because the fear of maybe falling from your seat is not happening today despite the line up and the conversations of those who are entering and exiting the ride.

The reason of your fear continues to hold you back from experiencing the thrill, excitement and possibility of the unknown joy you might get from going on this ride, simply because you prefer comfort over being uncomfortable.

The same can be applied to different situations and not just rollercoasters.

Have you ever spoken to people who are content with the situation of their lives? Where they work a 9–5 job and then just live their lives dependent of that 9–5 salary?

The ones who find freedom of the 9–5 trap on Saturdays or Sundays, only to repeat the cycle all over again.

I will admit, this screams me.

I aspire to make more money because who doesn’t? I aspire to become financially independent in about 5 years from now because I want to be able to do the things I love and enjoy the future I always envisioned.

I want to be laying on a beach, passively sipping on an alcoholic beverage with my husband. As we watch the crystal clear water gently caress the surface of the sand before moving back the sun.

Am I anywhere near this? Absolutely not.

In fact, I think 5 years is too steep of a goal for me to believe I have some type of actual footing on how I believe I can make that dream come alive! I’m sure like many of you, I have all these ideas about what I can do to get there; but when it comes to executing it I freeze.

I do the absolute most to avoid starting something because somehow I never see it through until the end. Maybe it’s the ADHD, or maybe it’s because I’m too scared to actually progress.

I am unsure what it is that I’m actually scared of to be very honest.

But it’s getting quite annoying because when will I stop saying “this is what I want to do and I’m going to do it now” for the millionth time and not do anything about it?

Until recently it has occurred to me that there is no reason to be fearful of growing as a professional in your hustle. Showing up for what you want to do, where you are your own boss is more than enough to help you achieve the success you are looking for.

As cliché as it is, if living the dream you aspire was easy, don’t you think everyone would be doing the same? If you take a look around you, how many of the people in your circle are living the scenario of the first sentence of this entire article/rant/whatever you want it to be?

There’s so many people out there that don’t bother to try to live their potential because they are comfortable! Many people don’t like to sacrifice their comfortability to reap the rewards it will bring in the future whether that is a couple months from now or a year from now or 5!

Whatever the end goal is, it will always look different as you hit one milestone so just think of each goal as a checkpoint for something greater that you’re able to achieve.

Don’t let your inability to believe in yourself pose as an obstacle for achieving what it is that you want to become. The positivity of you is being shadowed by the negativity but if you focus, you’ll believe you can do it.

It’s easier said than done, but it’s only impossible if you stay content with being comfortable where you are now. So just hop on the rollercoaster, because you never know if you’ll like it if you don’t try it at least once.

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This post was previously published on medium.com.

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