'The Comfort Zone'

Is it so astronomically important to step out of your safe zone everytime you want to make a point?
It's an instant attention getter for sure. Take that movie '27 Dresses' for instance. Saw it on the weekend at Mumbai. Cute romantic picture. Katherine Heigl finally coming of age as a leading lady (would love to see more of her if she keeps up these fine performances!) . And James Marsden sure was a pleasant surprise too. Played the no nonsense NYC journalist almost to perfection. A younger cast in a big studio movie sure did rise to the ocassion. Thoroughly enjoyable fare.
The movie talks among other things, about just how much you might have in store if you just gave the world a chance. The world outside the box... your box. The one you've taken years to build for yourself. The one you're incredibly happy in. And sure does get Plain Jane (Heigl) a chance at not only finally expressing herself but also a chance at a fuller life.

On a good day , people call this box 'their own space' 'own identity'. On bad days however, this cool 'own space' thing becomes 'walls that you've created around you so people can't get through'.
Either way, it is really a zone that we create for ourselves and only we can step out of when its time.
So what time is the right time? Or is it a question of timing at all? I can tell you its one risky decision. Take it from a person who quit a job after 3 days of trying it out. I took the road most travelled with my friends, applied for a job and got in after the interview. But realized very quickly that this wasn't it. It didn't feel right at all. Met everyone at work and made great friends. But the job was so not something I wanted to do. And that was what I was gonna spend 12 hours of the day doing. That perspective hit me like a lightbulb. A little later than it should have. But no regrets. I moved on to better and richer experiences.
This is not to say that I haven't made safe decisions ever in life. In fact most of the direction I have taken so far in life has been one with enough security and clarity. Right from turning down dates with potentially great guys or job offers paying peanuts but promising the ride of a lifetime, yes... mistakes have been made. But experiences I have accepted and learnt from. Of course never really made the same catastrophic errors of judgement again. Life in the twenties therefore, has been better for me.
I wonder where this confidence comes from sometimes. Maybe its experience. But my feeling is that its the strife to be different and unique or at least show your different and unique side as much as possible. And never be afraid of it. Coz thats the only way to live and be heard.
That does not in anyway mean flouting rules or dismissing advice or looking north when everyone else is due south. It only means trying to discover what you have to offer and what will really make you wake up in the morning and look forward to the rest of the day.

A great job? Community service? Dream relationship? You know what will make you happy better than anyone else. Getting it however is gonna take some 'doing'. And some guts. Take the risk.
Whats the worst that could happen? Things may not go as planned that day.
There's still always tomorrow.