20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910) He is well-know with the pen name Mark Twain. He is not only a famous writer, but also humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. The number of Mark Twain's works is so large that we cannot be sure at this point how much of his work has been left out. He used different pseudonyms, and many of his speeches and lectures are not recorded as having been delivered. The collection of his works is still a work in progress. He was born shortly after Halley's comet and said he would "disappear with it. He finally died on April 21, 1910, the day after the comet's closest approach to Earth. His life was marked by many ups and downs, and the death of his wife and several children caused him to go through a period of melancholy. Part of works of Mark Twain - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - The Innocents Abroad - Life on the Mississippi - The Prince and the Pauper What is Comfort Zone? A situation in which you feel comfortable and in which your ability and determination are not being tested -- Cambridge Dictionary No test of competence and determination means no challenge for you. In this environment, you will not face serious problems and pressure, and you can handle your work with ease. However, without challenges, you may easily postpone or even lose your goals. We don't usually like difficulties. When you encounter a challenge on the way to your goal, you may want to leave it and go back to your comfort zone routine. In this case, although you will feel good, you will never reach your goal. After a long time, when the goal gets further away from you and you find it difficult to reach it again, you will feel disappointed with the actions you took before and think: Why I choose to stay in my comfort zone at that time? How to leave your comfort zone? There are many ways for us to leave the comfort zone, they are mainly in 2 directions, enrich yourself and explore new things. Here are some example you may try to start leaving the comfort zone: Set small goals/tasks Breaking your goals into different steps and minimizing the time and difficulty required for each part can also help you reduce stress. Change our daily habits. Try to have healthy habits. Only when we have good physical and mental health can we work in good shape. Train the skills we have In order to achieve our goals, we need to have various knowledge and skills, in this case, try to train yourself and learn more hype about your goals. Be honest with yourself Lying to ourselves does not help to create a plan for our goals. Understand our weaknesses and the difficulties we face and decide how to solve them. Take Action Now !