Get Out of Your Comfort Zone to Run with The Big Dogs

“If you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.”

I first heard this expression when I was a kid. An adult told me this, in an attempt to limit my reach; to keep me boxed in to a small, safe world.  It was an attempt to discourage me from trying something new and taking reasonable risks. It felt like they were telling me, “Who do you think you are? You can’t do that!”