Safety is not guaranteed in this life. Neither is comfort. You may be fully content always living within the boundaries of that zone. Get Blog Updates! Unsubscribe anytime. Privacy Policy. About The Author. They clearly understand that to have a chance of winning — to achieve their highest potential — they have to continually work harder and avoid any form of comfort.
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone. How do you turn fear into courage, procrastination into constructive action, and underachievement into overachievement? Here are 3 tips for doing just that:. The glory is in the striving, not the attaining. Strive to be the best spouse, the best parent, the best neighbor, and the best at your profession. By leaving the comfort of my safe rock, I experienced more than I knew was even possible just a few days before. While I experienced joy on the other side of a bit of nervousness and discomfort, there is something else to consider.
There was no real downside to me not going off and exploring. What I took from that experience reiterated a few important lessons about life and business. A constant state of comfort may be great for sleeping in your bed, but not so much for living a fulfilled life.
Would you be happy if two years from now, everything about your life was exactly the same as it is today? And moving forward, requires you to take some action. It requires you to do something, to leave your current state of comfort, to propel you in the direction of where you want to go. This is a law of physics.
Similarly, an object in motion will stay in motion unless an unbalanced force acts upon it. If you stay at rest in your comfort zone, both conventional wisdom and physics, say you are much more likely to stay there. You will move. You will learn. You will grow. So many people resist change. They get comfortable with their current state of affairs. Embrace the discomfort that comes with the uncertainty of trying something new.
Then imagine all the wonderful possibilities that can come your way as a result. And in some extreme cases, it can destroy your comfort zone. Or the economy turned south. Or [insert other unfortunate external event here]. The best way to protect yourself from the sting of what happens on the outside, is to continue to evolve. Expose yourself to new experiences. This minute video is based upon the classic book Who Moved My Cheese. And that means stepping outside your comfort zone, so you can grow, explore new opportunities, and be ready for whatever changes come your way.
Grab a sheet of paper, or open a new document in your computer. Then write down a goal you are striving for in your business. For the goal you set for yourself, write down what achieving that goal would mean for you, your business, and your customers. Be specific.
What are the specific activities you need to complete on a regular basis to reach your goal? For instance, to book 3 new clients each month , your tasks could include:. Some of the tasks on your list above may make you feel uncomfortable. The thought of putting yourself out there by cold emailing someone or going to a networking event may make you cringe.
Instead of surprising your feelings, acknowledge them.
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