Job Change/Side Hustle: The 3-Month Mark is the Toughest!

I imagine there are many people who have been taking on the challenge of a new environment since April.
Despite having opened your own doors to take on the challenge of a new environment, what is the difference between those who quit after about three months and those who are able to continue beyond that?

It is said that it takes 120 days for a person to make something a habit.Although there are individual differences, that is roughly four months. That's right, after three months, you are just a little bit away from
getting used toyour new environment.

Those who quit surely felt that they had "failed" or that things were "not going well" during those three months. Perhaps the work itself was tough for them. Some people make the decision to "quit" early on.
(*If the work is so hard that it is damaging your health, you do need to reconsider.)

On the other hand, by the time you manage to overcome the three-month mark in a new environment and reach the fourth month, you will find yourself in a state where you think, "Oh? I got used to it before I knew it."Getting used to a new environment equalsgrowing to the next level.
Those who are able to continue are the ones who obtain thisachievementof "growing to the next level."

The difference between Person A who quits and Person B who continues

For example, although it is not realistic, imagine two people with exactly the same experience and abilities take on a new job or workplace. Person A quits after three months. Person B is able to continue for half a year, then a year.

Why is that?

As I mentioned earlier, it is said that it takes 120 days for people to form a habit.

These 120 days are a state of being in thegrowth zone.It is also called the "learning zone" or "stretch zone," but I intentionally call it the "growth zone" to keep growth in mind.
The "growth zone" isoutside the safe and secure comfort zone.

Comfort Zone and Growth Zone

The "comfort zone" refers to an area or environment where you feel safe and secure. It is a familiar area where you have relationships that fully affirm you, and where you feel peace and security.
On the other hand, the "growth zone" is outside the comfort zone, and because it is a place where you challenge yourself to step out of your familiar territory, anxiety and tension are inevitable. Of course, you will also "fail" here.

I would like you to be aware thatboth zones are necessary to achieve your dreams and goals.

In order to take the challenge of stepping into a new world through a job change or side hustle, this "comfort zone" is indispensable. People can challenge the outside world precisely because they have a place or area where they feel safe and secure. This is the same for children. Only when they have a "home" where they feel safe and secure can they challenge themselves with school, lessons, or entrance exams.

And, when you are in the "growth zone," awallwill inevitably appear. There will always be moments when you feel like you are in a "pinch" or "stuck," such as being unable to move forward, feeling trapped, feeling isolated, or not seeing results.

For those who repeatedly take on various challenges in life, they know that aleap forward awaitsjust on the other side of this wall, but because it is a painful and difficult time, for most people,homeostasis (the power to return to the original state)as I mentioned last time,will rear its head, making it feel very difficult to move forward.

✓ Thinking it doesn't suit you and starting to look for your original job or a completely different job
✓ Thinking there is another path and starting to look for other jobs or companies
✓ Anxiety that you might fail
✓ Blaming yourself with the assumption that you failed or didn't do well
✓ Self-evaluating that you are not being appreciated

How about it?
I'm sure everyone has experienced this at least once, haven't you?

Your subconscious mind, which tries to return to the original state, works to bring you back to the safe and secure comfort zone (the original state), and your head becomes filled with thesenegative assumptions.Person A, who gives up here, ends up with their hard work unrewarded, and

ends up with the self-perception that they "failed" or "didn't do well."Because of the subconscious mind trying to return to the original state, it can even cause poor physical condition or injury. In fact, there was someone who fell down the stairs and sprained their ankle on the very day their challenge began.

For those of you who have been taking on the challenge of a new environment since April, there may be times ahead when you feel it is truly painful or that you cannot move forward! At such times, please try to be like Person B and hang in there a little, thinking,“A chance for a leap forward is coming!”It might be ungraceful. It's okay to look uncool. It is only a brief moment in a long life.

I am rooting for your challenge from the bottom of my heart!
Thank you for reading until the end.