High achievers often fear the threat of complacency so much that they don’t even give themselves an opportunity to be present and celebrate what they’ve achieved or created for themselves

Complacency is pretty sneaky and I can see why it’s often confused with rest or presence

When someone becomes complacent it generally means they’re good with how things are BUT this is different from being content with your life because complacency carries an energy of disregard towards deficiencies or risks

Contentedness is actually something we are encouraged to embody and strive for. Contentedness is richness because it’s deep gratitude and acceptance for what is without a greediness for more

This doesn’t mean you are not driven to succeed or achieve or progress, it just means that you do so with an energy that you are taken care of and already have what you need. This is especially true in the spiritual and Godly sense

Being complacent, however, is costly. It tells you that you’re fine as you are even if;
- your health is at risk
- your job is in jeapordy
- relationships are suffering
- addiction is being justified
- disregarding others needs has become normal
- cutting people off has taken precedence over communicating
- selfish or impulsive desires dictate decision making
- abuse is being done to you

The point is, when you’re complacent you’re essentially ignoring problems or potential risks

Whereas when you’re content you embody gratitude and detach from this “need more to be enough” mentality

Complacency can put a lot more of your life at risk and cause you to lose sight of what is happening

AGAIN, not to be confused with tunnel vision which is often needed when focusing on a major goal or task or commitment

Defining and identifying these differences in complacency, contentedness, rest, and tunnel vision can be helpful to those of us who have a tendency to latch onto or seek extreme modes of operating

It can be scary to think of letting go of control but when you focus on your purpose, responsibilities, & tasks at hand you’ll find the needle will keep moving forward without your tight grip