How To Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
It's scary to do what you want to do and be who you want to be.
Here's a useful tool that can help you harness your courage.
Instead of thinking of what you want as being ‘outside of your comfort zone’, think of it instead as the next step on your journey.
If you’re in a comfort zone, and the thing you want is outside of it, it feels like a huge leap you have to make. A zone is containing you; you’re either in or you’re out, and that leap from what’s known into the great terrifying unknown can make it feel even more overwhelming.
Thinking about it as your next step is far more encouraging. You’re already on the road. You're moving towards it. You don't have to do anything new. You just have to keep going.
The motivating question changes, from “How can I force myself to make this big, scary leap?” to “What’s one thing I can do to move a little bit closer to what I want?”
Courage and fear co-exist. This framing helps to quiet fear and empower courage, helping you to be the person you want to be and do the things that you want to do.
