Looking to grow your comfort zone?
Here’s how to do it
Be Aware of where your comfort zone is
Do you know where it starts and where it ends?
Where you’re completely comfortable and where you’re not?
You never really know – but you can approximate it
Come Near the Limits
Try to do activities in the day that come near the limits of growing your comfort zone
Don’t like being a “burden” on people at retail stores but don’t like the customer service you’re getting?
Ask one extra question or place on extra demand when at a store – you don’t have to go overboard
Remind yourself that the limits really aren’t that bad
Did they walk you out of the store?
Did they call the police?
It’s likely they didn’t
Maybe you got better customer service, maybe you didn’t – but at lest you now know
Grow the Limits
Sometimes you grow the limits by crossing them – and scaring yourself
Sometimes you grow them by constantly coming right to them – until they slowly enlarge so much that you’re not worried about what concerned you before
Step Over the Limits
Sometimes to grow your comfort zone you need to step outside it.
Do things that are different, daring, a little bit scary.
Don’t always go outside it – that can lead to burnout and a few other side effects
But step outside it to try something new.
You’ll find that what you were afraid of – as well as a host of other things you were concerned about – will soon be small in comparison.
Model the Best
If you have a life you’d like to lead, find the one you’d like to follow
Find heroes and role models that have accomplished the impossible
Look at their lives, their ups and downs, and model what they’ve achieved
Chances are their accomplishments didn’t happen overnight – or easily.
They had challenges as well
Look to see what they’ve been through
Build from the Best
Conquering your own fears and working towards your own goals will bring you closer to being the best
Know what you want, and know how to achieve it – you’ll find that where your comfort zone is right now is probably not where you want it to be
Find someone who’s done something that you admire – and try to mirror them.
Learn from what they’ve done and how they did it.
After all, they’re only human too, and probably went through the same thoughts, concerns, and problems that you face on a daily basis.
