We’ve all settled for less at some point in our lives… A job you hated but stayed in for years, a relationship with someone who disrespected you, or a friendship which always requires you to compromise…
Choosing to accept something we know isn’t good enough, is essentially a decision.
For various reasons we ‘put up’ with the situation because we convince ourselves that the potential loss outweighs the potential gain.
According to the ‘certainty effect’, we prefer 100% certainty of something even when it doesn’t provide more benefits to us.
For example, the certainty of having a miserable job that pays our bills is better than the uncertainty of searching for a new job, even if the new job could make us happier.
The truth is that settling for something which stunts our potential, happiness or wellbeing, fuels our self-limiting beliefs and entraps us.
In the end our lives are the result of all the choices we make. It’s up to us -we can stay in our comfort zones, miserable and unfulfilled. Or we can take a chance, stretch ourselves and hit the jackpot.
Nelson Mandela said it best: “There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
Don’t become an accomplice to your circumstances by settling for good enough. Take a chance on yourself and you could be amazed at the outcome.