Out of the Comfort Zone

The other day, I was reading a friend's email that had a short story. The story goes like this:
A person asks his friend, 'Why do you always choose the harder way?'. To which the friend replies bravely, 'Why do you assume that I see two ways?'.
I think there is lot to ponder in the reply. The world is full of people who take paths that are easy, those that require the least of efforts. Do they ever realize that these 'easy' ways, are, in fact their enemies? That they keep them in their comfort zones; and being in one's comfort zone is what makes a person's life mediocre?
Many-a-times, a person achieves a goal which he thinks is his limit, and gets satisfied. That's good, but it's not good enough. There can still be bigger goals that can be achieved; yet the person never thinks about it. The person has found his comfort zone and is now reluctant to leave it.
The lives of great people tell us that they always remained out of their comfort zones. Sachin Tendulkar wouldn't have become the greatest batsman of his era had he been ever satisfied completely. Nor would have Steve Waugh's team become 'the invincible' if they hadn't had the thirst to succeed more and more.

The title of one chapter in book 'Good to Great' goes like this:

"Good to Great... to Built to Last...."

This means that no matter how good a thing is, it is to be improved on and on.

There are occasions when one reaches the top of the cliff, one thinks that the summit is reached. Everything is accomplished. If that is the case, then sooner or later, someone else will reach the peak. Someone who knows that it is still not the end. And soon, someone will get ahead in the competition. Before that happens, it is necessary to maintain the lead that one has.
If one has reached the top of cliff, it is only to take a short break to see another peak, that can't be seen from the bottom... And then to think how one can better own's accomplishment by conquering that peak in a better way... perhaps be acquiring wings!

The need of the hour is to get out of the comfort zone!