Operating within a safe environment is great for peace of mind. But, the real growth happens when you venture out of your comfort zone.
Challenging yourself to learn something new is inconvenient, however, if you put in the work to learn and apply your findings, you’ll end up in a more advanced place.
This is how growth occurs.
The first step is to find out what your strengths are. Then, build around those strengths with your natural interests. By focusing on your strengths, you’ll improve your chance of succeeding. By building around your interests, the likelihood of being passionate about that subject will increase and provide the motivation to keep going and not burn out.
Take one step. Then another. Be consistent and challenge yourself. Eventually you’ll be far from where you started.