#Step outside your comfort zone professional#
This blog will provide you with six ways to spread your wings and grow as a professional in your career.Īsk your manager for a new task that gets you thinking or acting differently. If you’re tired of doing the same tasks repeatedly at work and crave challenge and mental stimulation, it’s time to get uncomfortable. While it may feel like you’re stepping into a zone of uncertainty and unpredictability, by challenging yourself, you’re also getting the chance to progress in your career and reach your true potential. Research shows that the place where productivity, growth, creativity and innovation happens is far away from comfort. While it may be the most appealing route to take, it can have unintended consequences. It’s easy to stay in it for too long at work, just like it is in many other areas of our lives. Focus on the funĮnjoy the process and the fun of learning things about yourself that you may not have been aware of previously.A comfort zone is a place of safety that offers familiarity and comes with the guarantee that nothing bad can happen. Be happy to roll with the punches when others poke fun. Risk taking will inevitably involve failure and setbacks that will sometimes make you look foolish to others. Learn to laugh at yourself when you make mistakes. What will the ability to speak to large groups do for your personal and professional growth? Keep these potential benefits in mind as motivations to push through fear. Identify how leaving your comfort zone will benefit you You will be in a better place to confront what is truly bothering you and increase your chance of moving forward. Be honest with yourself when you are trying to make excusesĭon’t say “I just don’t have the time for this right now.” You can always make time, instead, be honest and say “I’m scared to do this.” Almost inevitably, their influence will start to have an effect on your behaviour. If you want to improve at something, you must start spending time with the people who are doing what you want to do and start emulating them. You are the five people you surround yourself with most. If you want to do public speaking, start by taking every opportunity to speak in front of small groups. Take small steps toward the fear you’re trying to overcome. Take baby stepsĭon’t try to leap outside your comfort zone, you may become quickly overwhelmed and fall back in. What did you learn from the experience? How can you take that lesson to your next adventure to increase your chance of success? 5. Many of us are so afraid of failing that we would rather not try at all.
And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer” – Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture. “Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. If you stay long enough and practice often enough, it will start to feel more comfortable. If you start feeling anxious when talking, try to present a little longer than you normally would before retreating to comfort. Let’s stay with the theme of speaking in front of others. One way to get outside of your comfort zone is to just expand it. Set a goal of not running away from discomfort.
How does this fear apply to each situation? Be specific.Īre you afraid of speaking in front of large groups of people? Why? Because you’re scared of losing your train of thought? Because you’re insecure about your voice? Because you often give yourself too little time to prepare? 3. Remember, the primary emotion you are trying to overcome is fear. Take the aforementioned list of discomforts and go deeper. Set a clear vision of what you want to overcome This exercise helps you to see the best places to start.
Identify your comforts and write them inside a circle, then identify your discomforts and write them outside the circle.
What things to do you believe are worth pursuing but you say ‘no’ to yourself out of fear of failure? This article explores 10 ways to leave your comfort zone and find success. By getting over the fear of fear, you will learn to enjoy the process of taking risks and growing in the process. In truth, comfort zones are not really about comfort, they are about fear. But taking that first step can be daunting. Taking risks by stepping outside your comfort zone is the primary way to grow.
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