Everything You Want Is Found In Your Courage Zone
I love talking to older people.
I ask about their successes.
But I also ask about their failures.
And I learn so much!
John Izzo says that unlike younger people, older people are already looking back into their lives. They’re more reflective. And because of that, some of them are wiser.
Because hindsight is always wiser than foresight. (This is translated in Tagalog as “Papunta ka pa lang, pabalik na ako.”)
In fact, there’s a Romanian proverb that says, “If a house doesn’t have an old person, they should buy one.”
The Bible says, Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. (Leviticus 19:32)
My mother taught me to stand before an older person, take her hand and place it on my forehead. We seek the blessing and wisdom of older people.
If there’s an older person before you (just be sure!), rise up in his or her presence, and ask for a blessing.
What Is The Most Common Regret?
And what can older people teach us?
Their regrets.
John Izzo did extensive interviews of 235 people above the age of 59 and asked them their regrets in life.
And what was the most common regret he found?
“I didn’t take enough risks.”
It was like a constant refrain that his older interviewees were saying again and again.
They said it in different ways:
“I played it too safe.”
“I didn’t try enough.”
“I was crippled by fear.”
In other words, they didn’t even try to get what they wanted.
They didn’t try to pursue their dreams.
I hear this statement from the older people I meet: To have tried and failed is so much better than not trying at all.
Why don’t we take enough risks?
Because of fear.
I believe life is really a battle between our dreams and our fears. Many times, our fears win.
You Live In Either Two Zones
You live in either two places.
A lot of people live in their Comfort Zone.
Their life is limited to the confines of this circle.
But here’s the problem: All success is found outside this little circle.
Let me give you a perfect picture of your Comfort Zone: It’s a Memorial Park.
So peaceful. So tranquil. So quiet. So dead.
Why? Memorial Parks are all about remembering the past. It’s never about facing the future.
One day, I did my morning exercise in Manila Memorial Park in Sucat, Paranaque. They say it’s one of the largest cemeteries in the Philippines.
It was really beautiful there in the morning—trees, birds, sunlight. But while walking, it suddenly hit me (like a bat hitting my head): It wasn’t just a graveyard of dead people. It was also a graveyard of dreams unfulfilled.
I was literally standing on the cemetery of dead dreams!
Many acts of love not done.
Many marriages not strengthened.
Many families not united.
Many books not published.
Many songs not sung.
Many dances not danced.
Many trips not taken.
Many businesses not launched.
Many homes not built.
Many ministries not created.
Many hugs not given.
Friend, I’ve got a message for you: God doesn’t want you to have regrets in your life. God doesn’t want you to die with your dreams still unfulfilled. In fact, God gave you those dreams so that you can make them happen.
Do you feel discouraged?
Are your problems weighing you down?
I’ve learned this principle: Never focus on your problems. Focus on your possibilities. The problems will pull you down. The possibilities will push you up.
Today, God wants you to relocate from your Comfort Zone to your Courage Zone.
Success Lies At The Edge
Move into your Courage Zone!
The Comfort Zone is like a Memorial Park.
But the Courage Zone is like a Magic Factory.
In your Comfort Zone, your dreams vanish.
In your Courage Zone, your dreams come true.
In your Comfort Zone, you wake up to die.
In your Courage Zone, you wake up to serve and love and build God’s Kingdom in this world!
By the way, only big people live in the Courage Zone. Big people who have dedicated their lives for big things. They don’t have time to fight over small things.
When You Don’t Change,
You Start Dying
I repeat: The Comfort Zone is like a Memorial Park.
· Marriages who stay in the Comfort Zone become lifeless marriages.
· Families who stay in the Comfort Zone become estranged families.
· Companies who stay in the Comfort Zone never innovate, become dinosaurs, and become extinct.
· Persons who stay in the Comfort Zone stop growing and lose their edge, their passion, and their joy for living.
When you stop changing, you start dying.
You don’t want this.
God doesn’t want this to happen to you.
You need to make a decision.
You don’t want to live in a Memorial Park.
Relocate!
How Do You Step Into Your Courage Zone?
There really are only two steps:
Step 1: Define Your Success
Step 2: Have An Exploring Mindset
1.Define Your Success
I’ve got an assignment for you.
Get a pen and piece of paper.
I want you write down what you really want for your life.
Clearly. Graphically. Deliberately.
In other words, define your success.
(Stop reading. Do it!)
Finished?
Look at your list in your hand again.
Here’s what I want you to know: Everything you want in life is just outside your Comfort Zone. All success is found in your Courage Zone.
Have you been stuck in your job?
Have you been single for the longest time?
Do you feel trapped in your addictions?
Have you remained stagnant in your spiritual journey?
Are you buried in debt?
Are your family relationships always strained?
Are your dreams still unfulfilled?
Every single one of your dreams is found in your Courage Zone. When you realize that, you’ve won half of the battle.
Here’s the second step…
2. Have An Exploring Mindset
Many times, I just have a vague idea of where I want to go, but I don’t know the exact way of how to go there.
Does that bother me?
No. That excites me!
Because I have an exploring mindset.
I have a radical philosophy of life: Action precedes clarity.
A lot of people want everything clear before they act.
They will never succeed in life.
If you want to succeed big time, you have to act (and act and act and act) before everything becomes clear.
Obviously, you’ll make lots of mistakes.
But that’s great!
Because through your mistakes, the path will become clear.
All Success Is Just Outside Your Comfort Zone
One day, Joey was complaining about his teenagers.
“They’re just so darn rebellious!”
After telling me a long list of the bad things they do, I asked Joey, “And what do they say about you?”
“About Me? They think I’m Hitler. That I hurt them. That I don’t understand them. My goodness! If it’s war they want, then it’s war they’ll get!”
Boy, was he angry. I thought I saw fumes go out of his nostrils. Were those horns growing on his head? My imagination was tricking me.
I asked him, “Joey, what do you want to happen?”
“I want them to follow me!” he blurted out.
I nodded. “Is that all?”
He began to calm down.
After taking a deep breath, he said, “Actually Bo, I just… I just want them to be good kids. I want them to grow up well.”
At that moment, he defined his success.
I now wanted him to explore the edge.
I dropped a big question. “Joey, are you willing to do anything—absolutely anything—so that your kids will turn out right?”
He sighed, “Yes, Bo.”
“Then get out of your Comfort Zone. I presume you’ve been using anger for the longest time. It’s your tool of choice and it’s not been working. I suggest you start using other tools.”
“Like what?” he asked.
“Like asking forgiveness from your kids for the times you’ve hurt them.”
His jaw dropped.
He looked at me like I said something absurd, like “Burn your house” or “Swallow a frog” or “Chop your hand.”
“It’s clear that you hurt them,” I said, “As father, you’re the leader. And leaders sacrifice. Only strong leaders have the capacity to ask forgiveness.”
He stammered, “Bo, I’ve…uh… I’ve never done this before. My own parents never asked forgiveness from me.”
I told him, “Everything you want is just outside your Comfort Zone. Great kids, great family, great relationships—all these are not found in your Comfort Zone. All these are found in the Courage Zone.”
One week later, he came up to me at the Feast and told me that he did it. He went over to his kids and asked for forgiveness.
For the first time in their relationship, they wanted war but he gave them love. Though there’s a long way to go, he’s so happy because their healing has started.
Why did Joey experience victory?
Simple. Because he left his Comfort Zone and went to his Courage Zone.
God Wants You To Conquer Your Fear
The whole Bible is a story of God calling people out of their Comfort Zones and into their Courage Zones.
Abraham was very comfortable in the land of Ur.
He was born there. He played marbles and patentero there. He got married there. All his friends were there. All his memories were there.
But one day, God said, “Migrate to Canaan.”
And boom, off he went to live in a foreign land.
Moses was very comfortable among the Egyptians.
Because he was a prince. He lived in the palace of Pharaoh. He had servants serving him 24 hours a day. His political career was bright and rosy.
But one day, God called him to go into his Courage Zone. He asked him to lead the entire nation of slaves out of Egypt. Through the red sea. Through the scorching desert. Through the next 40 years! Insane!
Peter was a very comfortable in his fishing boats.
His brother was a fisherman. His father was a fisherman. And his grandfather was a fisherman. Shucks, all his ancestors were fishermen. His life was very peaceful. He saw himself fishing until his retirement.
But one day, God called him to go into his Courage Zone. He asked him to be a fisher of men—and made him the head of the Church.
From Kid To Preacher
When I was 13 years old, I was very comfortable as a kid watching my cartoons and reading comic books. But one day, God called me to live in my Courage Zone.
He called me to be a preacher.
The only time I gave a speech was in a oratorical contest in school. My teacher picked my name at random and I had no choice. I had to join it.
I won second place.
But there were only two contestants. (Serious!)
In other words, I wasn’t a great speaker.
But my prayer group leader said, “Bo, God is calling you to preach. Give a talk in our next prayer meeting.”
Boy, I was such a great speaker, I healed people’s insomnia.
But I didn’t stop.
From Preacher To “Father”
When I was 14 years old, Light of Jesus was born.
He didn’t only want me to be a Preacher. He wanted me to be a “Father” of a spiritual family.
It’s easy to preach. You come in, you give your talk, and you leave. You’re “hired” to do a job.
But as a “Father”, you come in… and you never leave.
And I haven’t left.
Today, we celebrate our 30th birthday as a community.
From “Father” To Writer
I was getting comfortable as leader.
But ten years later, I felt God was telling us to start a media ministry. We called it Shepherds Voice. We began with one magazine, Kerygma, at 2000 copies.
Today, it publishes the widest read inspirational literature in the country.
Every success of my journey was a result of stepping into my Courage Zone. Every step! No exception.
When we built Anawim.
When we built our other ministries for the poor.
When we built KerygmaFamily.com
When we built the Feast…
PICC, Here We Come
Next month, we start a new Feast in PICC (Philippine International Convention Center). Believe me, this move is a step into the Courage Zone. I believe God is calling us to serve more people with God’s Love. And so we go there.
Friend, has God given you a dream but you’ve not been doing anything about it?
Have you been living in your Comfort Zone?
Have you been held back by fear?
God is saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am filling your heart with courage. I will be with you. I will never forsake you.”
I know of a woman who heard these words in her life.
Her name is Tes Barcelona.
A Woman Who Always Lived
In Her Courage Zone
Tes is the wife of my friend Alvin Barcelona. (Alvin is the Preacher at the Feast in Marilao, Bulacan.)
Tes came from a poor family.
From the province, she went to Manila to study. She stayed in a relative’s house and served them, washing their clothes and cleaning the house—just so that she could study.
And so that she could have enough money to enroll, she took a part-time job: She was a janitress in her school. From 6am to 3pm, this high school girl would sweep the grounds of her school. She earned P60 each week. But Tes wouldn’t spend it. She would save every Peso for her tuition money.
She was so poor, she remembers looking at the cupcake her classmate was eating—and she’d just smell it. Because she couldn’t afford to buy one.
She’d go home from school very tired. But she still couldn’t rest. In the evening, she’d still wash the clothes of the family she was serving.
But she persevered throughout high school and college.
When she finally graduated, she became a teacher.
When she received her first salary, she bought 24 cupcakes!
But she didn’t eat them.
She went home and gave them all away to her family.
Tes Barcelona with her family
Sweet Smell Of Success
I’ve known Tes for many years now.
Believe me, Tes is someone who never lives in her Comfort Zone. She doesn’t like her life to be too comfortable.
Why? I believe Tes’ hardships in her younger life forced her to live in her Courage Zone. And she knows no other way to live.
How courageous is she?
When she was only 24 years old, Tes put up her own school—Powerkids Academy. She started with 33 students in a makeshift house. (Question: How many of you would start a school when you’re 24?)
A few years later, Tes opened another branch of the school.
Today, only 14 years later, Powerkids Academy has grown to over 700+ students in 2 locations. Last year, she built a new 4-story building for her school.
But as the finishing touches of that new building were still being made, Tes is opening yet another school in another location.
She recently bought a new 4-story school building worth P100 Million!
Note: She bought it even if she didn’t have money! They borrowed money from the bank.
Her story’s title?
From School Janitress to School Directress!
It has been my privilege to watch this journey every step of the way. Whenever they made a big decision, Alvin and Tes would consult me. We’d sit together over dinner and pray together.
Why is Tes so successful?
Because Tes tried.
Because Tes took risks.
She defied convention. She made a lot of mistakes. She failed a lot of times. But everytime, she rose up and tried again.
How Not To Take Risks
Here’s a problem.
People don’t know how to take risks.
It’s unfamiliar territory.
Thus, they take the wrong risks.
Here’s my simple guideline: Leave your Comfort Zone, get into your Courage Zone, but never go out of your Core Zone. Your Core Zone is the area of your Core Gift.
I’m a Communicator. I went out of my Comfort Zone and now communicate through the Internet and other forms of Media.
But I won’t teach dancing.
I won’t teach cooking.
Because they’re not my Core Gifts.
Tess is an Educator. She went out of her Comfort Zone and built three schools in Bulacan.
But she won’t build a beauty parlor.
She won’t start a clothing store in a mall.
She’ll stick with Education.
I repeat: Live in your Courage Zone within your Core Zone.
Last Big Question
My friend, I have a big question for you: Where do you live?
Do you live in your Courage Zone or in your Comfort Zone?
If you want success, you know where you should live.
See you in the Courage Zone!
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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Hi Bro Bo,
Another great article. Thank you for reminding us to live in our Courage Zone.
Here’s my favorite quote of this post. I’ve heard this a thousand times before but I still like it.
Never focus on your problems. Focus on your possibilities. The problems will pull you down. The possibilities will push you up.
Thank you! More power. God bless.
Bro Bo,
It has been long that I am on my comfort zone… thanks for this article.. I already started this but I do not know that I am on my courage zone already.. Please help pray that I will succeed..
Rolans
i just came from a job interview.. I always knew that going out from your comfort zone will help you suceed in life.. Thank YOu bro. bo for reminding me…
I always watch your 6am show every SUNDAY. I hope I can attend the feast LIVE.
How can I contact you for events? I always want to invite you in our Parish to give a ‘youth talk.’ pls… when?
Thank you Bro. Bo Sanchez
hope I should live in Courage zone because right now I’m living in comfort zone.
Great Article!
God Bless
Rizza
This article was very timely for me. Just in time when I’m clearing myself from my past issues and when I have just decided to get out of my comfort zone. Indeed, there is no accident.
I’m on my way to my courage zone. I let go and let God.
Truly inspiring
hats off to u
Hi Bo,
another inspiring article from you…
i have a question though, what if after all your efforts in humbling yourself and forgiving, the problem within the family stays…are there other risks to take?
we are continuously praying that He guides us in our decisions and actions…
Thank you
More Power to you Bo, a great instrument of God…
God Bless
thanks bo…
i’m starting to shift on my courage zone…
it’s been a while i’m on my comfort zone and nothing changes, no improvement, very idle.
courage..courage….i’m praying for it!
God Bless!!!
I have stuck in my comfort zone for the longest time…an maybe if I hadn’t read this article or heard about it in the Feast (I attend the QC Feast - Bro Eng Si - with my Mom…and we have just attended our 2Nd one last MAY 16 goin’ on the 3rd one this coming Sunday & hopefully forever!), I wouldn’t have realized that God doesn’t want me there & that it’s high time that I should get out of there & go to the COURAGE Zone…but I still have yet to really discover my core gift/s/core zone…I hope it’s not yet too late for me…please pray for me on my way to the Courage Zone…thank you very much for the wake-up call, eye-opener…thanks for having enlightened me BIG TIME! God bless!
thanks bro. bo….as always you are an inspiration to us.please let me take this space to pesonally congratulate ms. tess barcelona n family.good job you made.i pray i could find my way too, just like what you did long time ago.LORD, please lead me.
Dear Bo,
Bull’s eye again!
I’ve seen a lot…i understand you so well…and you had said it with more clarity. I always say we should go out of our comfort zone to serve and love others…but people tend to go out for a while and then go back again to their comfort zone…now i can say we should always stay in our courage zone to achieve that mark of success in everything we aspire for…my favorite qoute will be:”Everything you want in life is just outside your Comfort Zone. All success is found in your Courage Zone.”
thanks for this full of wisdom and encouragement message.
Juliet
Dear Bro. Bo,
Wonderful article!!! It really touched me in so many ways.
Thanks a lot and God bless you always!
I was so enlightened with this article!
May God gives me the courage and the strength so I can step out of my comfort zone in order for my dreams to be a reality. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord and the Holy Spirit. AMEN!
Thank you so much, Bro!
thanks bro. bo for another inspiring yet very challenging topic to consider.. one must have enough courage and guts to be out of her comfort zone and embrace the courage zone which will definitely , change the life of people….it will be hard at first, but with your personal sharing and testimony, it will always be easier to to do… thankz
Thanks Mr. Bo for sharing,.. such an inspiration..
Dear Bo,
My wife refered me to your website and I have found your writings very encouraging.
I have been in my “comfort zone” for the longest time.
Always afriad to take risk. Always thinking of only taking caculated risk. Always falling back to my comfort zone.
But now I’m pushed out of that comfort zone by my employor.
The work which I have been doing for the past 20 years has become opsilate and I find myself becoming redundant.
With a family to care for (wife and a month old baby boy) I now have to find other options survive.
How ca I identify my core strength?
When this thing happened back in Feb this year, it made me realise who my true friends were.
The only people who consoled me were my parents, sister, wife and in-laws.
They all prayed for me daily that would be guided and shown the light.
I am no so depress anymore but still looking for my “calling” What is my core????
After reading your article, it has inspired me to focus on the future with courage….
I know that only 1% of people how try really succeed.
But I want to die trying instead of living in regrets.
Thank you Bo….. please pray for me.
GB,
Dennis
dear bo,
thanks for this truly inspiring talk.
i’m a singer in my own right! my bathroom is my stage.
i used to sing with our church’s chorale. i’m a soprano and i believe i can really SING. but when on stage alone? i get terrified senseless, even in front of family gatherings.
i’ve never ventured singing alone even in church.
God give me strength to do so…
love,
madel
hi bro bo
thank so much for the great article…
it really inspires me a lot… i will live in the courage zone!!
and bro bo i hope you will come here in cebu too to preach…
God Bless and More power to you
Hi, Bo!
That was truly inspiring!
I really have to remind myself (always) that nothing greater happens in my comfort zone. 
Thanks so much, Bro Bo. 
GOD bless! 
Just believe in GOD and work hard, and things will be achieved!
Thanks Bro. Bo. This article is very timely… I am about to leave my comfort zone for a daring move to my courage zone. I have been tempted to stay in my comfort zone but circumstances made it difficult for me to forego the move and brave the courage zone. With your article, it made me realize that my move is just right since I am definitely going to my courage zone within MY CORE ZONE.
Thank you for enlgihtening me.
Bro. Bo,
I am deeply touched.
It is time to explore my possibilities.
Thanks for the very inspiring article.
God Bless!
AJG 5.24.2010
i’m always at my courage zone until i become a single mom. I’m afraid to let go of a relationship that’s never been there in the first place. i think it’s time to let go..
Dear Bro. Bo,
Last year, I started to get out of my comfort zone and moved here in Manila from Iloilo to grab the job opportunity offered to me by my boss.
That’s how I defined “getting out of my comfort zone” … to relocate myself physically. But it somehow it made sense. As a start, I got out of my comfort zone by living far away from my family. Away from the comfort my mom gave me for the past 25 years. From her delicious home-cooked food, washing my clothes and all I have to do back home is to get ready to go to the office.
When I moved in Manila, I have to do all the preparations. =) From cooking my own food, washing my clothes, cleaning the apartment with my housemates, etc etc. And I am really glad I did it! =)
Right now, I decided to resign from my job. And for the past weeks I was really contemplating in getting another job here in Manila. But then, I believe God planted this new dream for me. That’s when you said in the “No Fakes” session at the Feast to define who really I am. I just felt a sudden spark when you’re example went this way… “Weng, God’s accountant”. Guess what, at that time, a friend of mine is texting me a proposal to put up our own accounting firm back home.
Now, after reading this article and the story of Ms. Tess, I’m totally enlightened to pursue this dream in my courage zone. Somehow, going out of the comfort zone doesn’t always mean to relocate myself away from my family. It’s something way higher than that and I’m not going to waste time. By second week of June, I can see now the birth of our accounting firm.
Please pray for me and to God always be the Glory!
Thanks for always inspiring people like me Bro. Bo. God bless you more. =)
Weng =)
Dear bro. Bo,
Thank you for the very inspiring God words now I am outside my comfort zone and please pray for me to gain more courage,endurance to fullfill what God want me to do.More power and blessing to come in your life bro. Bo.
Regards,
Mack
Thanks bro Bo! Very inspiring indeed!
I am living abroad and away from my family and I was really feeling low until I read your article. It gave me the renewed courage to face life’s adversities here. I just realized that I am now in my Courage Zone and I just have to focus on my potentials and not to be affected by seemingly insourmountable obstacles.
Please continue writing those articles coz you are touching people’s lives and helping a lot of us cope with life’s difficulties.
Thanks bro Bo! Very inspiring indeed!
I am living abroad and away from my family and I was really feeling low until I read your article. It gave me the renewed courage to face life’s adversities here. I just realized that I am now in my Courage Zone and I just have to focus on my potentials and not to be affected by seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
Please continue writing those articles coz you are touching people’s lives and helping a lot of us cope with life’s difficulties.
dear bo,
thanks for another inspiring article.i gain so much knowledge.
god bless us..
thanks for this another inspiring message
God bless
thanks,
for reminding me again about a risk i want to take…
i am always inspired by bro bo’s message. Thank’s bro Bo.
Hi Bo,
Could you make an article about Truth vs Facts.
Thanks,
Sherry
Bo, this has been a wake-up call for me!! i’ve been living in my comfort zone for 20 years.. i remember when i was in elementary i was chosen to compete to another school but i have my self crying on one corner, refusing the opportunity to show my skill.. Same happened all over my college life i kept on refusing challenges and opportunities.
and all of this saddened me! i didn’t know until now that i’ve been living in a comfort zone, a zone of dead..
I was really inspired to the story of Ms. Tes.. how she struggle with life is really admirable..
i guess, it’s time for me to face my courage zone now.. with God, i know it’s never been late, isn’t it?
Thankyou so much Bo.
dear bro. bo,
Thank you very much for this article. I almost forgot the main reason of me leaving the Philippines and working abroad, that is to get out of my comfort zone. I am having doubts if I did the right thing for the past 2 months now and on the verge of going back home and not finishing my contract. This article has opened my mind and heart again. I am fulfilling my dreams and with God’s guidance I know everything will be fine.
God bless you!
thaks for outflowing inspiration that you always share. I’ve been stuck from my job,I am not really happy and feel like i stop growing as an individual. But because of fear i can’t come out from my comfort zone,i am so afraid to take risk//but after reading this, i feel like it’s my turning point..i need to step out from my cocoon…
thaks and God bless you more…
Dear Bo,
Thanks for this article. Great reminder to push on, always, constantly and with hope in the Lord.
May God continue to use you powerfully in preaching His word and witnessing to His truth. May God continue to “prosper the work of your hand”.
Raul
Bro Bo, thank you for this inspirtional article of yours…to Mrs. Tes & her family thanks for sharing your successful life….I hope & pray that i can find also my core gift & live in my courage zone…
Bro Bo, can i ask you big favor? please include in your daily prayer, God will blessed us having a children & for the coming board exam of my nephew (Edmar-Mechanical Engr.) & sister-in-law (Jolovely-Nursing)…I will always pray for you & to your ministry for continue success….
GOD bless us all…..
hi bro. bo,
like always, you have inspired me again with your article. i’m guilty, have been afraid to step out of my comfort zone. and i know i just have to ask for GOd’s grace to be able to have that courage to step out….but i still don’t or maybe i just dont have enough faith that God will give me the grace….or i doubt that i even deserve God’s grace. See? I think i have a lot of other problems in me, and not just the fear to take risks. I’m a big case! Please pray for me.
By the way, am still waiting to receive an acknowledgement of the fund transfer i made to kerygma account (as donation). It’s just a small amount but I would really appreciate receiving a confirmation that you got it because it’s my first time to try online fund transfer and i wanna know if it works, so maybe I can make it a regular thing.
THanks for being a blessing to me.
in Jesus’ name,
rina
Hi Mr. Bo! Thanks for God’s wonderful message. Now I have armor as I enter in my new career. May God bless everyone of us here.
bro bo,
thank you for the wonderul message of encouragement.
gay
Hi Bo,
Thanks for this article. It has made me stronger especially that I am far from my family… I am just new to my work here abroad. I already thought of going back home. But it is true, I have to move out of my comfort zone and explore the courage zone. All through my life, I always am afraid to commit mistakes. That fear has always consumed me that I always want to be in the safe side.
Your article made me realized that there is more to life, and that life in the courage zone is worth living for, if only to give the glory and honor that our God deserves. Life indeed is full of opportunities. And attached to these opportunities are challenges that make us move out of our comfort zones.
I am always looking forward to your articles in my email. God guided my hands to access your articles. I thank Him for making you and this site an instrument for my spiritual and social growth.
God will surely continue to bless you, your family and your ministry
Bro Bo,
I got this message from my email, and when I read it, I don’t believe that i actually reading as if seeing my own life. This message is really a perfect wake for me specially this day.
Thanks Bro Bo. and more power
Hi bro. bo,
It was soooo wonderful article again, thank you so much for this very inspiring message, i like this lines
” Never focus on your problems, focus on ur possibilities, the probems will pull u down, possibilities will pull u up…
Cheers bro. bo..
afraid of getting hurt. it’s probably one of the main reasons why i can’t step out of the comfort zone. i know i’ll get to the courage zone, by God’s grace and in God’s time. and i pray that everyone does. Thanks for this article, Bo.
hi bo! when is the feast in picc? i hope to attend your feast–finally!=)
Hi Bro. Bo,
I have been exposed to the Kerygma magazine since I was 10 years old, probably read the first issues you had (Mind you, we still have those copies at home up until now). Even as a child, I have always enjoyed your stories. You have never failed to inspire me. Now, I’m 23, getting married, about to start a family and still the same Bo magic strikes me. Thank you very much for taking heed of God’s call for you, consequently inspiring, enlightening and refreshing our souls. And thank God for someone like you.
Yours,
Elky Dagandan
Bo, what a great inspiring articleI I was once staying in my comfort zone for a decade, when the beginning of this year I decided to go to Singapore to work and here I read this great article of yours and if I may add even if you dared and tried to go out from your comfort zone the path to success is not that so easy it takes more courage and more faith in God to maintain or even accomplish what you are aiming for.Thanks again..
Hi Bro Bo,
Your article is very timely because I am at a crossroad in my career. I have recently been given an opportunity to work at the overseas branch of our company. I accepted the overseas post despite being away from my family and the sure success of my local post. Because just as you said we have to take risks for our dreams. I am going to my courage zone and I know God will look after me and help me fulfill my dreams abroad.
Thank you very much for the inspiring article!
dear brother bo,
God bless you more!
thanks
Thanks for having enlightened me with this article Bro Bo. God Bless!
Hi Bo.
I’ve been living in my Comfort Zone since birth. What the article is all about is actually what I’ve been praying and asking from God - to give me the courage and strength to take risks and get out from my comfort zone. When I graduated from college last year, I realized that it’s about time for me to start exploring the world and all the possibilities that life has to offer me. But the main problem is that I’m still full of fears, doubts and worries. I want all of these to vanish so that I can start ‘living my life’ the way God wants me to.
Thanks for this article. May you continue to inspire more people who are weak in faith like me to trust God and go out - and live in their Courage Zone.
Love it! The Best.. God Bless Us All…
Wow! I really am inspired by this article.
Thanks once again Bro. Bo! You have been a constant blessing to us all through your well-written articles. I will always remember your piece of advise - “Live in your Courage Zone within your Core Zone.” I will definitely put this as a shoutout in my FB with your name on it as the originator..heheheh.
How I wish, we, here in Mindanao could experience a Kerygma Feast like the ones I used to experience in Cebu years ago.
I guess, I am living in my courage zone right now within my core zone…and everyday has been a challenge to me so I just put my trust in Him.
Thanks!
thank you for the great article Bo! you gave me a new perspective on how to deal with my problem right now…
continue to be a blessing to all of us your readers. God bless.
Every day I will take small steps to step out of my Comfort Zone. It’s frightening but your article makes it clear that growth occurs in the Courage Zone…and I want to grow.
I pray that I will be less fearful and be courageous enough to take risks so that later on I will have no regrets.
God bless.
tq brother bro…
tq for ur sharing … GBU n fam
I second to what has been mentioned about fear. It can really bog you down…a lot…
Dear Bro. Bo,
Thank you so much for the enlightening words (comfort zone & courageous Zone) sa aking kahina-an parang ngayon ko lang
na encounter itong word na courageous zone. Not knowing I’m
living in courageous zone!!
hi Bro Bo,
Thanks for sharing a very promising life. Im very grateful for all your generousity. Thanks and more blessings always!
hi Bo,
its been my longtime dream to put up a school. however, i don’t have financial capability yet. how do i get to realize this dream. should i borrow money?
and i still don’t know my core gift. all i know is i can communicate well, a good organizer, (especially with details), and with good listening skills.do you think these are enough traits for me to go into school administtration. i hope you can help me find my path by replying to this letter. thanks a lot and more power.God bless , too.
Hi Bo,
Am glad I read your article ! We moved to Canada a year ago and moving out of our comfort zone to our courage zone is just what we need to do !!!
More power to you and all your endeavors!!!
God bless,
Hiloh
Thanks for this article. It really enlightens me. Lately, I’ve been discouraged with my life because I felt that my life is stagnant. I know there is nothing wrong with my life but there is always missing. I realized that I’m not moving on and taking risks.
May God bless you and you family! May you continue to write articles because I know there are a lot of blessed in your articles.
I had read your one true love book and i really love it. it opened my eye and heart to reality. It really really fit me. thank you, bo. shared it to my friends and office mates. I haven’t yet received comments from them but am pretty sure that they love it too.
bo,
how will i know my core gift? i like sports, arts, cooking, teaching, i run buss. im like a jck of all trades but master of none.
Hello there! Bro Bo..
Thanks a lot for the inspiring article! Its a very reminder to everyone specially me to live in the courage zone. Yesterday, I got an invitation to speak in a youth gathering here in our place and I said yes to it. And now that i just read your article, its already a BIG YES! I’m starting to live in the courage zone! thank you so much for the insights. I do remember a song from Casting Crowns entitled Voice of Truth. its nice!
Continue lifting little souls bro, May God bless you and your family..
When i read this article my decision is made. That I should get out of my job now and live in my courage zone. Bro. Bo thank you soooo much for all the articles that you sent to me. It helps a lot when I have a decision to made.
Please pray for me that I will be strong and be courageous in every step I make.
GodBless!
Bro. Bo,
It was indeed a inspiring story of a simple lady who dream big and make it happen. God bless you, Bro. Bo for your continuous commitment to inspire ther people to make their wishes, dreams and goals made into reality
bo, i drew strength from all your blogs and it never fails me. it was as if God is the one talking to me and telling me things on how to deal. Thank you very much! God bless you always and may you always stay in your courage zone to inspire and let other people like me be also in that place
You sure always inspire me Bo. I have long been tarrying in my Comfort Zone, perhaps it’s time to come out.
Bro. Bo, thanks for the Encouragement! i have accepted GOD into my Life… Your stories have help me a lot… Thank you very much!
Thanks Bo for a very inspiring article today…You made other lives more meaningful through God’s grace and words. Keep up the good work.
very inspiring indeed… the article opened my mind and touched my soul… Thank you, for being there for us, ALWAYS!
Thank you once again for that very inspiring article. You remind me that life is not all about being comfortable.
Hi,
i like this article..it inspires me..because me too is living in my comfort zone. When i was younger..i am so ambitious that i will do anything just to reach my goals and dreams in life n luckily i am where i wanted to be. But lately i keep on asking myself..What now? i am in my comfort zone now and it bores me. I stop dreaming but deep inside me i am still looking something i don’t know. That’s why i keep on reading your articles Bo i might get something which i am looking for the rest of my life.
Hi, this is my first time to read a whole article after 2 years or so of receiving mails from you. i opened it because i was curious what the courage zone was i haven’t heard of courage zone before after reading this my body and brain came alive again and reminded me to go and pursue what i want but the problem is i have a lot of dreams and i don’t know where to start and how to start. and i want to know what is the difference of the courage zone and you not being contented with what/ where you’re now? thank you so much.
I would like to thank you for being such an eye-opener to everybody! Keep it up though I know you really will!!!
very nice article!!! thank you Brother Bo!!!
Thank you Bro. Bo,
Continue to be an inspiration to others.
God Bless.
wow! HOLY!
it will always be : no pain - no gain!
i pray we start knowing more of our true self and have GOD’s courage in everything!
Praise the Holy Spirit ! Thank you and Bless you, bro BO!
hey Bro. Bo, this article is such a perfect reminder…or should i say a guideline for success. thanks a lot for sharing your giftedness. God Bless you and more power!
Thank you Bro. Bo
You’re really a great inspiration to all of us.
God Bless.
HI BO,
Quetal i just read your message about the comfort zone n the courage zone i was touch and its true kng focus ka sa problem mo nothing will happen you’ll never be Bless thank you and GOD Bless
Very inspiring.I like this article very much.It developed more my eagerness to fullfill my dreams…Thanks Bo.
why is it always easier said than done?!
hi bro bo
you know bro bo..these past few weeks i have been thinking of getting out of my comfort zones..but my mind is so fickle..
then i read this article and i realize if i dont act now i will regret it later..
thank u for your blogs..
God bless
Regrets ? Such a dismal word ! There would be no regrets in this life if one is living in God’s love . Everyone has a calling to love God in the person of the sick, the needy, the orphans , the widows, the dying, the lonely, the forgotten . All that, requires us to leave our comfort zones to sacrifice for the good of others. All our successes and endeavors are geared towards helping others bringing us joy of the Lord. Without God in one’s life is not living at all. There is only one greatest regret in this world, and that is, losing one’s soul / one’s salvation in exchange to the fleeting promises this world can give. ” Love thy neighbor as you love yourself. ” says our Lord.
Have a very good day everyone !
Thanks Bro. Bo and family !
Dear Bro. Bo,
Thank you once again for this timely article.
I have also a share of defying my comfort zone as a teacher and jumping out of Philippines to the uncertainty of studying abroad.
I’m still clinging to another comfort zone which is too difficult for me to give up… Fear paralyzes me and I hope that in God’s grace, I can let it go.
God bless!
Brother Bo,
your article is very inspiring and its timely, because there is a question i need to answer to myself first before asking others. i’m a member of COUPLES FOR CHRIST here in ROME, ITALY, and i really wanted to become a MISSION VOLUNTEER. I’m asking myself why do i want to become a Mission Volunteer? I found the answer to myself, its because i want to serve GOD more by going out of my Comfort Zone.
After reading your article, it made me confirmed of the reason i have of wanting to become a Mission Volunteer. Your article is God’s answer to my question.
Thank you very much Bro Bo! keep lifting little souls! Godbless!
now I know what I am doing now… I’m leaving my comfort zone. thanks Bo I have been enlightened. very timely article again.amazing!!!!
just in time! i’m in the verge of making a career twist and i’m kinda reluctant because it is way out of my comfort zone. But thanks to this article Bo,i got enlightened. More power and Godbless!
Dear Br.Bo,
Am going to use this article during the first day of class this coming school year.
I”ve been using your articles to inspire my students to think big in their lives.
Thank you sooo much for inspiring us not only to dream big in our lives but also to take small steps to reach them.
May God bless us all!
Marian
thanks for another great article bo!
hello bo:
very inspirational–thank you..
God bless you and
all who read this story–
but i don’t know where i’m good at.. =(
Thanks for this encouraging articles. it’s such a big help for me so that i will know where i am standing now.
God bless you Bro.Bo….
Hi ! I should say, ” the biggest or dreaded regret ” not ” the greatest regret . ” Sorry …
Have a good day !
Bro. Bo,
Thanks for this food for soul… I am in my courage zone prior this article from you..and I’m lucky that I made to transfer myself from comfort zone to courage zone without an Idea that it is to be.
My profession is full of rejection everyday… Yes! but I am happy coz I am in my courage zone…The road to success!
Ask what u ask to write my dreams in piece of paper..I wrote only one.. TO BE A MILLIONAIRE at the age of 25, I am running for 24 now…
GOD bless you and all your readers!
Bro Bo,
Thank you again! I am trying to read, understand and follow your advises. God Bless! Please pray that my plans for me and my children are also God’s plan for us.
Hi, Bo! Every time I read your article is a blessing. I thank God for creating someone like you, Bo. You are such a gift! When you told us to write down our dreams (define our success), I seriously took a pen and paper to write mine. Here are my dreams:
1. to work as a pharm tech in the US
2. to pass the FPGEE
3. to pass the TOEFL iBT
4. to have my internship at Walgreens
5. to pass the NAPLEX and CPJE
6. to become truly rich
7. to marry Cho Kyuhyun
8. to study medicine at Stanford
9. to become a good Christian medical doctor
10. to have a wonderful marriage life
Now I know that the fulfillment of these dreams lies just outside of my comfort zone. So at this moment, Bo, I’m stepping out into my courage zone! Thank you, Bo. May God bless you more. Keep inspiring us!
hi bro bo.
i like the line “when you don’t change, you die”
just like in a car.. you have to change gear from time to time para di mamatay ang sasakyan…
galing! very inspiring ang story ni Tes,
thanks!
hi bro bo.
thanks for this article…very inspiring. help me how to get to my courage zone fast.
more power!
Bro Bo,
thanks for the enlightenment, right now i’m going through a difficult situation that sometimes i want to go back to my comfort zone. . with your article i realized God will never leave me in my courage zone.
Godbless!
wheewwww…Reading this article made me think…..!!!!
Hi Brother Bo,
I am blessed to have you as my mentor (at least by listening to your talks and reading your articles) I’m learning so much. I am now starting to go to my Courage Zone…It’s not easy…But I am excited on what’s happening. I feel alive.
There’s lot’s of fear…but little by little…I am conquering my fears…the Destination is Unclear but as you have said…acting on my dreams again and again…makes things clearer.
You’re such a blessing…Thank you Brother Bo…Thank you so much.
I have been blogging for 2 years and this is by far the most inspirational and truest blog post that I have ever had the pleasure to read.
You are truly a blessing and your words are so true.
I would love for you to Guest write on my blog one day.
I was looking all over trying to see if I could share this will my friends over in FB but I didn’t see a sharing link.
Well, God Bless
Dear Bro Bo,
Such a great inspirational message! I’m over 59 yrs old. True, i had regrets. My fears prevented me from getting out of my comfort zone. I hope its not too late yet. With your encouragement I decided to join your trulyrichclub to enable me to manage my financial blessings. And my wish is to have more financial blessings in the near future.
Thank you and more power to you and your ministry!
God’s blessings be with you always and may many people be receiving these blessings as well!
you write articles so well….sometimes, i feel you have sort of a gift for writing articles that answer questions or problems i have…like God is using you to talk to me …may God bless you…
i live in my comfort zone, yes, i am very fearful and worrisome…hopefully, i can learn to live in my courage zone and truly find my core zone..
more power to you…may you continue to touch more lives through your articles. ..God bless us all
hello bro. bo,
somehow there is a part in my heart that already knew it is time to step out of my comfort zone. i always delay it, enjoying the security of the present. reading your article made me realize that delaying to act on what you knew is your purpose in life is doing a great disservice to God. the fear of the unknown paralyzes us but we must always take courage in our faith.
i’ve always known this but “hearing” somebody else talk about it makes it more believable and encouraging. i’ll be taking my first step now. thank you very much and God bless you
Say YES to opportunity!
Move out of your comfort zone for your financial and personal growth.
There you’ll find opportunities, courage, faith and uncomfortability.
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Dear Bro Bo
Nasa dilemna pa rin ako whether stay on my relatively financialy stable job or to relocate to a “risky dream career”.
Thank you very much.
Hi Kuya Bo!
Thanks for sharing this insight! For years I have been living in my comfort zone because I was so afraid of being rejected and unappreciated. I had same problem as what you had before, the shame-based personality. Though I know people appreciate what I do I still feel so low… Please pray for me that I’ll overcome this fear and have that giant leap towards my Courage Zone…
God bless your ministry!
Jem
Hi, very inspiring po ang mga article nyo.
im starting to read on your blogs every now and then.
i dont go to church often but after reading all of your articles now i have time for God and to my love ones!
Thank you!
more power and God bless you and your Whole family always!
I like your blog, it was an eye opener… a big shot especially for for those youger ones who has just starting their battle in life ( I will forward this to my daughter and brother to read for them to see that at their young age living with our “COURAGE ZONE is very important)… and for the elders… it’s not yet late to get out from your comfort zone and shift to your courage zone.. God Bless us!
Bo,
Great story.
I wish you know how grateful I am today to have read this article. Thank you so much.
it is indeed an inspiration and an eye opener. i realized that i wasted so much time because of fear to commit mistakes and fear of failure..thanks Bro. Bo for this inspiring message. God bless
I’ve learned this principle: Never focus on your problems. Focus on your possibilities. The problems will pull you down. The possibilities will push you up.
thank you bro. bo. another article that i really love. thanks to you. it is indeed an inspiration for me especially in what im encountering now. I KNOW, GOD WILL MAKE A WAY…
Hi Bo, thanks for this. Really inspiring…I was crying as I read through the lines…
grabe talaga..i was stucked in a moment..and reflect on it. yes ur ryt bro.bo..infact i decided to enrol now my masters degree even if im financially down now..Ang Panginoon na ang siyang bahala as long as I pursue my dreams..thank you..the story of Maam Tess is really amazing..God Bless Us All.
hello poh, im ur new fan i just read ur book its rily nice to read about those life u have touched. hope i can share my life with u and i rily need advice from coz i dont know what shall i do with my family . my family always argue bcoz of money. hope i can share my problem to u.
Hi Bro.Bo,
Living in your Courage Zone…This is so true.
I am a doctor by profession and have a great family life but I wanted more for my family.I used to think that my practice would be enough for us to live comfortably.Yet at the back of my mind,there is a big world out there.
I decided to try my luck abroad but the 1st one didn’t work out.
A few years later another opportunity came and I grabbed it with both hands.This time a little wiser.And now, 5 years later, I feel I have one of the greatest job in the world.
God Bless
Mr. Bo
thank you po… marami po ako natutunan sa mga article nyo…
God Bless
Hi bro.Bo,
im a subscriber of kyrgma magazine since i was in 1st yr. college in Universidad de Sta. Isabel -Naga, Its really inspiring and here’s your another story,,its wonderful to live w/ those lines: God doesn’t want want to have a regrets” and I realy want to repeat this line: Have an exploring mindset”…
God Bless u alwz….
more power to you and to your family…