We all know it’s good to leave your comfort zone but leaving your comfort zone is hard
because well it’s comfortable.
Although it feels safe to stay in the comfort zone and do what you are comfortable with,
it can make you stagnant and not grow.
Look, it’s hard leaving your comfort zone but in order to go from where you currently
are to where you want to be, you will have to do things that you haven’t done before.
This video will go over 6 ways to get out of your comfort zone so you can achieve your
goals.
1.
Let the comfort zone be uncomfortable.
This isn’t exactly something you can do but I want you to be aware of what naturally
causes people to change.
When you spend so much time in the comfort zone that it ends up feeling terrible, that
will spark you to take action and change.
For example, after a while, you will end up bored with your corporate job and you will
want to switch jobs or maybe even start a business yourself.
When you feel discomfort or boredom in the comfort zone, it’s usually a sign that it’s
time to make a change.
The thing you can do is once you feel that discomfort, make sure you take action instead
of ignoring it.
That feeling is not your enemy and if you listen to it, you can step out and start growing.
2.
Stop overthinking and start telling yourself that everything will be fine.
When you have to try new things, you start overthinking and then you start getting scared.
You fear uncertainty and failure.
Fear is a good thing as long as you can learn to control it.
If you are afraid of something, it means that there is something you care about that is
on the line.
People aren’t afraid of things they don’t care about.
When you start overthinking and feel fear, remind yourself that everything will be fine
even if you fail.
The worse case scenario you imagined is most likely never going to happen.
By reminding yourself that everything will be okay, it can help you gain the confidence
to take that first step out of your comfort zone.
3. Make sure you know your goals and motivations.
If you don’t know where you are going and why you want to go there, you will end up
lost.
Make sure you have good reasons why you want to achieve that goal because if you have some
shallow reasons, it's likely you will quit if you don’t get the progress you expect.
As for your goal, make sure it includes a timeframe and something that can be measured.
An example of a bad goal would be something like “I will be rich in the future.”
This is very vague and you never defined what is rich or how far in the future.
Something better would be “I will have $100k invested in the stock market in 3 years.”
There’s something that can be measured and a timeframe for when you will achieve that
goal.
Make sure your goal is realistic but also challenging.
A simple goal won’t help you grow and get where you want to be.
4.
Get a growth mindset.
Someone with a growth mindset believes that they can change and improve with consistent
effort while someone with a fixed mindset believes that they can’t change and that
their skills are set in stone.
You can see how it’s hard for someone to change if they have a fixed mindset.
If you don’t believe you can change, you either won’t take action to change or you
will self sabotage yourself when you try to change.
In order to develop a growth mindset, start building up small wins in something.
Learn a new skill or start playing a new game and get better at it or start working out.
When you slowly get better at something, you will gain more confidence and you will feel
that you can improve at something.
Once you break free from your limiting beliefs, you have a better chance of leaving your comfort
zone and growing.
5.
Surround yourself with people who support you.
It can be scary and lonely if you are trying to change yourself without anyone there to
support you.
It’s important to surround yourself with people that will support you so you won’t
give up when you are feeling down.
They can also help you pick yourself back up if you happen to fail.
Also, be sure to get rid of anyone that tries to bring you down since it’s seriously hard
to change yourself if there’s someone always telling you about how you will fail.
There’s nothing worse than some pessimistic person trying to drag you down without any
good reason.
If you don’t know where to look for people who support you, try your friends and family
first.
If there isn’t anyone supportive there, look to the internet for groups or forums
with people trying to do the same thing as you.
6.
Learn to accept that failure is a part of the journey.
The road to changing yourself is a long and hard one.
There will be times where you will fail or experience a setback.
That is natural and it doesn’t matter how many times you fall.
As long as you pick yourself back up, you still have a chance to reach your goal.
However, if you notice that you are often experiencing setbacks, you will have to change
your approach to reach that goal and change your goal to lower expectations.
There’s a lot of lessons to be learned from setbacks and failures and those lessons will
help you grow.
There’s a saying that goes, “nothing ventured, nothing gained.”
If you don’t step outside of your comfort zone, you won’t be able to grow as a person.
Follow the tips in this video and it should be easier to leave your comfort zone.
Do you have a growth mindset?
Leave a comment below and check out this video on how to start life over again if you encounter
a setback and need to start over.