• How to Get Out of your Personal Comfort Zone

    February 13, 2009 // No Comments »

    Did you know we all have a "personal comfort zone "?

    According to Wikipedia, "Comfort Zone " is:

    A limited set of behaviors and environments that a person can engage in without becoming anxious…

    It is set of environments and behaviors with which one is comfortable, without creating a sense of risk .

    One very critical act that every online entrepreneur must take is getting our of his or her "comfort zone ".

    Being in your "comfort zone" entails your contentment with doing the things that you’ve always done before.  Instead of taking risks, those who hang out in the comfort zone tend to avoid risk.

    Now of course taking risks is not just doing something completely wild.  Entrepreneurs who get out of their comfort zone take calculated risk.

    Getting out of the comfort zone entails pushing aside any fear of failure or success that you might have and taking "out of the ordinary" action to achieve your goals.

    How to Get Out of Your Personal Comfort Zone

    The more you get out of your comfort zone, the more you realize that your uncomfortable zone becomes your comfort zone.  It’s all a matter of personal and business growth, and if you’ve been a reader of my blog for sometime, you know I equate to be one and the same. :-)

    So how do you get out of your personal comfort zone?

    Here are a few tips to help you:

    1) List a few things you want to do but haven’t gotten around to doing (this is the "I’ve been meaning to do list").

    2) Write down why you have not completed each task (often times this will either be a fear of the outcome or a fear of what others might think of you).

    3) Write down 1-3 action steps you can take to get past the fear.

    4) Ask yourself what’s the best thing that can happen if you do take action and accomplish that goal.

    5) Take small steps towards achieving that goal.

    The key is to realize that although you might have a fear of something that does not mean you should let that fear rule you.  Take small action steps towards that goal and you will soon start to realize that it was a lot easier than you thought to get out of that personal comfort zone.

    Leon Li has a great post on the dangers of staying in your comfort zone .  It’s a quick read and provides a cool analogy on the importance of always reaching to grow out of your zone.

    Something to think about:

    What one thing have you been putting off this week or month?  Write the action plan according to the outline above and take small steps towards reaching that goal.

    What have you done to get out of a comfortable situation? How did it help you grow?  Let us know!

    I appreciate you!

    Dali Burgado

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