3.23 Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone

“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.” - Unknown

What stops you from learning and growing?

Learning and growth happen outside of our Comfort Zone, but it’s easy to live there because it’s where we feel safe, at ease, and in control.

The Discomfort Zone is where fear, panic, or resistance can send us back into our Comfort Zone, or we can jump into The Learning Zone by being bold and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.

What stops you? What keeps you stuck and sends you back to your Comfort Zone? That is the mountain you have to climb or the enemy you have to beat. When you do and find yourself in The Learning Zone, your existing skills and abilities are stretched, allowing you to learn and develop new ones.

Then, with time and practice, you find yourself in The Growth Zone where you are able to extend your Comfort Zone by stretching your existing skills and abilities, allowing you to learn and develop new ones.

How do you get out of your Comfort Zone and into your Learning and Growth Zones?

Start by intentionally setting aside time to learn new things, and diversify what and how you are learning. 

Also, demand feedback. Ask people for feedback on how you can get better. This can be scary, but one of the best ways to learn.

Finally, seek mentors and thought partners who can help you continue to learn and grow. Having people who are doing or have done what you want to do can help you manage everything that comes with being outside of your Comfort Zone.

Questions of the Day: What keeps you stuck in your Comfort Zone, and how can you get past it?