Why do few of us get succeed in most of the things we accomplish, on the other hand, few of us don’t get that much-expected success? Well, you can introspect it yourself by comparing the activities & choices we make, which create the above-discussed difference.
It is crucial that we make effective and appropriate choices every day for more rejuvenating experiences. These choices more than often carry you outside your comfort zone and help you hone and develop your skills and broaden your perspectives. It is quite an essential tool in life to embrace discomfort. In fact, each day of ours sums up to be an ever-changing, growing process.
Being human beings, it’s our basic nature to choose comfortability. But when we observe this world in a competitive landscape, we can easily analyze its swiftness & competitiveness. In the present technological era, everything is changing so fast in our surroundings.
To be an achiever & to keep growing in life, we have to push ourselves outside our comfort zone. You must avoid staying stagnant in one place. This might seem tempting at first but with great willpower and discipline, miracles can happen.
Let us proceed to understand a few hacks that would help you be more focused in life where we get to explore different opportunities outside our comfort zone.
1. Faith Over Fear
It is truly said that if you won’t believe in yourself then no one will. Who isn’t scared of pursuing new things? It is good to be aware of your fear and acknowledge it. The more you resist it the more it overpowers you. The trick is to learn from your fear.
What scares you? Why does it scare you? What are those skills that you can adopt to make yourself more confident in the said field?
When you are hit by a tide, you don’t go against it, you work with it. There are always two probabilities. Anything that makes you afraid can also keep you motivated. You just have to decide whether you want to continue sitting in the boat of fear or get up and move into the boat of faith.
2. Inaction to Action
Many people make plans but they are not able to achieve the results as expected. This is because mere plans are not enough if you do not intend to start at them.
One must start somewhere. You are not expected to have full proof plans or know the exact next step to take. What is important is to have some clarity on the next step towards your goals. One step at a time can help you.
3. Confidence & Growth Mindset
Before you begin to move out of your comfort zone, you will have to believe that you have the potential to achieve your goals.
Be confident to know that you have what it takes to figure it out, and make it happen and whether you fail or succeed, this is all a big learning step and it will only contribute to your growth.
This will train you to value the growth that comes only after moving out of your comfort zone, learning from the unexplored and implementing these lessons throughout your journey.
4. Surround Yourself With the Like-Minded
It is true that after a certain point in time, you want to be around people who inspire you to do better, live better and learn better. You do not want people around you who constantly demotivate your ideas and actions or who bring unnecessary negativity into your life.
You must learn to speak to people outside your network and socialize with those who have achieved big things in your field of work in order to learn from their experiences and mistakes. Therefore, your environment plays a big role. You need people who uplift you to not stay in the same place you have been but move out and achieve bigger things.
5. Let Self-Doubting Thoughts Be Thoughts
Human nature dictates that it is quite easy to fall prey to your mind especially when you want to start something new. You are subject to a hundred different questions that question your capability, the timing, whether you have the resources, whether it is the right time and so on and so forth.
As practical as these questions may sound, many times it spirals down to you losing confidence in yourself and you must know that such thoughts are human nature and they don’t necessarily predict your future. Hence, you must let these thoughts be just thoughts and focus on the bigger picture and on the brighter side.
6. Be Aware
To step out of your comfort zone, you must make an effort to acknowledge what stands beyond your comfort zone.
Read more, ask more questions and understand better. When you have a better knowledge of what you are stepping into, you’ll be less afraid to take that step.
This process is rather helpful not only to understand and identify your discomforts but also to know where your strength lies.
7. Say YES!
Initially, be okay with trying new things. Be comfortable saying yes more often and by this, we imply agreeing to reasonable situations. For instance, say yes to an impromptu trip if you are someone who is very organized while travelling, this might help you adjust to unplanned situations.
You could also try learning a new instrument or taking a dance class! Just say yes to whatever grabs your interest and watch how you could work on your potential.
8. Focus on Your Diet
A diet seems like an unusual way to step out of your comfort zone but it plays a big role. How many times do we refuse to eat something novel and outside our cuisine?
Changing your food habits into something more healthy is a good way of leaving your comfort zone.
9. Do Something Difficult
Do you remember something that you once put aside because it seemed too tough or you were just procrastinating?
Get back to it! Do not get into the habit of leaving your work half done. Think about it, ask for help and finally move out of your comfort zone to learn to do something you thought you could not do.
10. Read a Book
By this, we don’t mean that you read just anything. Learn to develop reading on an array of topics to get a better hold on situations around you.
Read one on economics, psychology, law, etc. Read on anything that goes beyond your comfort zone and gives you the added knowledge of the events that happen around you.
Conclusion
Every decision that you make today, make sure it is a decision that helps you get familiar with the unfamiliar. Let us not wait for that day to come when we are totally caught off guard and unprepared for situations that appear outside our comfort zone.
Do the little things today so you are confident and well adjusted to the ever-changing situations that sum up LIFE!
