Yesterday in class we listened to an NPR podcast on This I Believe called "Disrupting My Comfort Zone". It was about a 45 year old man who decided to take up surfing. He described how he likes to make things difficult on himself to disrupt the comfort zone and challenge his ideas. He says he could settle down and relax but does this to keep growing.
Needless to say, I really admire this guy. I can only hope to be as motivated and driven as him when I grow up and it's definitely I inspiring to hear about someone who has accomplished this.
He brought up a point about trying to avoid physical and mental challenges which definitely applies to my project. I won't lie that I dread my long runs and want to avoid the physical and mental challenges, but during it it's hard to not embrace and challenge myself more and more. Brian Grazer also mentions that doing this helps him find out who he is and extract the truth which I also find while running.
I thought this was a very I inspiring essay and my favorite quote was:
"If you're not growing, you're dying."
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