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I have travelled around the world for half of my life, and to finally settle down with my family on a place I chose, I would like to share that the top reason for my success here in Canada is the moving out of my comfort zone. I have seen most of the beautiful places in the world, and travelling became my best teacher, and it was an instrument for me to determine where me and my family would fit in, and that of course, is Canada. However, upon landing here in Alberta, what hit me most are the climate that I am not used to, the culture that I am so used to, the system of services and ways from where I come from and the people that surround me. I knew for a fact that in order for me to achieve complete happiness and fulfillment in settling down here in Canada with my family, I have to move out from my comfort zone and embrace all the new things that come my way - however uncomfortable they may seem to me, at first. Listening to the videos of the 7 Success Secrets, I have realized that all my dreams will materialise if I deal with myself first. If things will start within me, I will come to terms with the challenges of things that I will encounter on my new environment. If I move out of my comfort zone, it is like moving on to the next chapter of a book… a whole lot different yet exciting. To learn new culture, new beliefs and new system.
Upon landing here with my family, I slowly moved out of my comfort zone. Starting with my job, I am the only Filipino in our team, and I had to learn everything. Apart from the job, the language barrier, the culture and their beliefs, I needed to digest in my mind this secret from one of the 7 Success Secrets. There are colloquial terms I needed to learn not only from work but from everywhere, and there are words that I needed to know whether or not they are improper to use. In the country where I come from where people can fill up the gas and do the car wash for you, for instance, I needed to learn all of those by myself, learn new system and accept changes about the ways in life here in Canada. In a society where I grew up, as a woman, we have traditions and beliefs that set standards and segregations, and it is good to learn that equality is existing in my new landed country. And last but not the least, the climate that was a shock for me upon coming here, I managed to come out of that comfort zone by adjusting to the season. As how the human nature is, you learn how to deal with a situation head on, in order to survive or cope. You find situations that will combat the uncomfortable and convert it to comfortable. Just like everything else here for us in Canada. And I have learned that the great desire to move out of the comfort zone and not let emotions overrule that desire, success is definitely the outcome.
Upon landing here with my family, I slowly moved out of my comfort zone. Starting with my job, I am the only Filipino in our team, and I had to learn everything. Apart from the job, the language barrier, the culture and their beliefs, I needed to digest in my mind this secret from one of the 7 Success Secrets. There are colloquial terms I needed to learn not only from work but from everywhere, and there are words that I needed to know whether or not they are improper to use. In the country where I come from where people can fill up the gas and do the car wash for you, for instance, I needed to learn all of those by myself, learn new system and accept changes about the ways in life here in Canada. In a society where I grew up, as a woman, we have traditions and beliefs that set standards and segregations, and it is good to learn that equality is existing in my new landed country. And last but not the least, the climate that was a shock for me upon coming here, I managed to come out of that comfort zone by adjusting to the season. As how the human nature is, you learn how to deal with a situation head on, in order to survive or cope. You find situations that will combat the uncomfortable and convert it to comfortable. Just like everything else here for us in Canada. And I have learned that the great desire to move out of the comfort zone and not let emotions overrule that desire, success is definitely the outcome.
