ICE BREAKER-
WHO I AM- Hi my name is Trever Brocious for thoughs of you who don’t know me, and for thoughs who do know me all the family and friends who've come to support me thanks for coming. As I look out I see a lot of new faces but most of you I've known my entire life, a lot have been very influential to where I am today. I've been called to serve in the Geneva Switzerland mission. And couldn't be more excited ever since I was a little kid I've always dreamed of going to Switzerland. This means Swiss flags on my wall, Swiss reports, taking French in high school in the hopes of one day going over there.
When I first saw that my talk topic was on commitment & getting out of your comfort zone I
had two things come to mind
1-what can I teach about commitment?
2- and might as well cross off getting out of comfort zone! Because this is
definitely one way of getting out of my comfort zone.
We all go through our day to day lives just trying to get by, Sometimes we are always worrying about what people think about us, we stay quiet on things we know we should speak up for, or just tend to follow the crowd. We do this out of fear, either fear of rejection from others or fear of ourselves. We refuse to come out of our comfort zone.
DEFINITION OF FEAR: is to be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a
possible or probable situation or event....
In Matthew chapter 5 verses 14-16 it says:
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
By getting out of our comfort zone we allow our self to shine, to use our talents and abilities to serve others and to be an example.
Marianne Williamson said “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, or smart? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory
of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let
our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
- “Fear is a habit; so is self-pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and
resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can!! And I will!!”
AN UNKNOWN POET SAID:
I used to have a comfort zone where I knew I wouldn't fail.
The same four walls and busywork where really more like jail.
I longed so much to do the things I'd never done before,
But stayed inside my comfort zone and paced the same old floor.
I said it didn't matter that I wasn't doing much.
I said I didn't care for things like commission checks and such.
I claimed to be so busy with the things inside my zone,
But deep inside I longed for something special of my own.
I couldn't let my life go by just watching others win.
I held my breath; I stepped outside and let the change begin.
I took a step and with new strength I'd never felt before,
I kissed my comfort zone good-bye and closed and locked the door.
If you're in comfort zone, afraid to venture out,
Remember that all winners were at one time filled with doubt.
A step or two and words of praise can make your dreams come true.
Reach for your future with a smile;
Success is there for you!
- We need to be who we are. It’s easy to assume that you always have to fit in to get on in the world; that you must conform to be liked and respected by others or face exclusion. Because most people want to please, they try to become what they believe others expect, even if it means forcing themselves to be the kind of person they aren’t deep down, but nobody’s born with an instruction manual for life. Despite all the helpful advice from parents, teachers and elders, each of us must make our own way in the world, doing the best we can and quite often getting things wrong.
QUOTES:
- “The key to change... is to let go of fear.”
- “Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.”
- “FEAR is an acronym in the English language for "Face Everything And Recover"”
- “You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.”
- “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else
is more important than fear.”
I think one of the biggest things that hold many of us back is
our fear of what people think. After all, you don't want people to think you're weird
or rude or creepy or obnoxious or annoying? But if think about the most
lovable, magnetic people you've come across in your life. Odds are, they weren't the meek, shy, agreeable people who are reliably pleasant to be around. They were the people who were crazy and charming and weren’t held back by their fear.
We need to face our fears.
There are the big fears, such as heights, spiders, tight spaces, or even crazy dogs,
but there are also hundreds of subtle fears we bow to every day. Like the fear
of breaking a bone, or falling down, or getting caught in the rain. Are the fears that hold you back a truly valid fear??
Your comfort zone is comfortable because it's where you know what to expect. Going out on a limb can be scary because you might fail. You might lose something.
MICHAEL ANGELO SAID: GETTING OUT OF COMFORT ZONE ALOWS YOU TO SHOW CASE YOUR TALENTS
we all need to remember what our talents are and not be afraid to get out of our comfort zones.
*************STORY OF COMMITMENT*************************
Ryan Hreljac a first grader in the small town of Kemptville, Ontario, learned that there were people in Africa who didn’t have clean drinking water—yet it would cost just 70$ to build a well that could provide pure, potable water for an entire village. This six year old boy began a campaign to earn the necessary money, only to discover that the cost was actually several thousand dollars. His reaction was, “I’ll do more chores”…. and he did.
Ryan traveled to Africa with his parents a few years later. The villagers greeted him with enthusiasm and declare a day of commemoration that they call “Ryan’s Day,” in appreciation of his commitment to helping his fellow human beings on the other side of the world. It turns out that Ryan was instrumental in helping to raise what eventually grew to be more than a million dollars! His inspiration had motivated other schools in Canada to get behind his project; after the national news media picked up on the story, the television networks climbed on board, too.
Here was one small boy who decided to act on his strong inner calling to help others. He had no money or other resources at his disposal, but he did have a burning desire to reach out and serve people in need. He was willing to do the chores necessary to fulfill his call to serve others.
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This is a perfect example of being committed, its someone who is, dedicated, honest, hard working and willing to sacrifice ones time, money, and talents to complete something that’s worthwhile. Even if you don’t exactly know what that is at the time you’re doing it.
We need to Dream, Commit and Take Action
if a person looks hard and long enough, he or she has a burning desire, a vision, a dream. No exceptions. Whatever that desire is, which could be to write a book, run a marathon, build clean water wells or to climb Mt. Everest, once it becomes a commitment, a shift occurs as one moves from thought to action. Instantly, a person has purpose and direction. He or she does not fall victim to circumstances but takes the helm and steers the ship on the desired course, and how someone weathers the storms is proof of the genuine nature of the commitment. It’s not enough to simply commit and then waver in the face of self-doubt, criticism, disappointment, and frustration, which is sure to come up when achieving anything worthwhile. A truly committed person is action-oriented and relentlessly determined, in spite of the obstacles, to get the result and/or live by a certain standard or principle.
Lucille Ball, Thomas Edison, Walt Disney, and Abraham Lincoln.
What did they have in common? They either failed or were criticized by others. If they chose to end it right there, such extraordinary talent and minds would have gone wasted. This is the power of perseverance, the willingness to press on in spite of criticism, failure, fear, and self-doubt. A person must have a certain mental toughness and inner strength to stay with a committed. A prime example of all those things is Joseph Smith. He went through every single one of these and beyond. Joseph Smith was committed to bringing about the restoration of the gospel no matter what it took. It could have been easy to just ignore everything. But he was willing to commit, commit everything he had to a cause that at the time he may not have fully understood the entire affect he would have. He jumped out of his comfort zone not worrying about what people thought of him, because he knew the truth. He was willing to sacrifice everything he had, and in the end he did his life. He lived with a purpose.
We to must live for Purpose
Helen Keller said: “Many persons have the wrong idea about what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."
Once a person commits and devotes oneself to a worthy purpose, passion is needed to see it through. Without passion, a person can easily be distracted and lose sight of a goal.
TOM ROBBINS said “Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”
I am not sure who wrote this poem but I think it was Joe Darion the poem is called
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
To dream the impossible dream,
to fight the unbeatable foe,
to bear with unbearable sorrow,
to run where the brave dare not go.
To right the unrightable wrong,
to love pure and chaste from afar,
to try when your arms are too weary,
to reach the unreachable star.
This is my quest,
to follow that star --
no matter how hopeless,
no matter how far.
To fight for the right
without question or pause,
to be willing to march into hell for a
heavenly cause.
And I know if I'll only be true to this
glorious quest
that my heart will be peaceful and calm
when I'm laid to my rest.
And the world will be better for this,
that one man scorned and covered with scars
still strove with his last ounce of courage.
To reach the unreachable stars.
COMBINATION:
So what would be our ultimate common goal in using these two attributes??
Getting out of our comfort zone and commitment.
Why are we all here?
What’s our purpose of as members of the church?
it’s because we’re all here to become more like the savior, we were all baptized and took on his name, to act like Jesus would act and strive to be like him. He came here to love and to teach us how to love each other. Jesus said "Love one another as I have loved you.” And that’s our purpose it’s to be committed to love and serve those around us, and willing to take those steps to reach out of our comfort zones no matter the time or place. We may never see the results of our sacrifice when we act KINDLY, but authentic love calls us to serve others simply because we know that one act of service can change a life. Whether we are serving a homeless man, a child, the person across the dining room table, or building clean water wells in Africa when we act kindly we acknowledge the value of another person. Kindness and Love can be remarkably simple. The effects can last a life time.
Both these attributes are so necessary for change to occur and for us to be the change needed in the world. It brings about opportunity to love others.
"We need to step out of OUR comfort zone to be who were destined to be, and step into our greatness."
This is all really simple, it’s not a complicated process although we constantly forget, it’s not that everything I've talked to you today is new, its we've forgotten through the veil of forgetfulness, being born into this earthly existence we've lost sight of who we truly are. We already have these attributes, but it’s up to us to remember to act on them and BE who we are, that’s children of God.
