Importance of Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
One day I was walking on Venice Boardwalk and saw little children dancing carefree in front of this street performer who was singing. I looked at them and was amazed that I used to have that type of attitude. I do what I wanted without a care in the world or what other people thought of me. And as I grew up, societal conditioning caused me to think otherwise. I started becoming more conscious of the things I was doing because I was afraid that I might look bad in front of my friends, colleagues, family, and even strangers. I became inhibited, stifled, and shy and reverted back into a social cocoon.
After thinking about it a little more, I realized that having these types of anxieties were preventing me from doing a lot of things in life. It was stopping me from approaching and meeting the women I was really attracted to because of reasons like fear of rejection or what other people would think if they saw me fail. It was stopping me from talking and networking with people that would be helpful in my business. It was stopping me from telling people what I really wanted and how I felt about them.
Then one day, I was inspired by the work I was doing with Inner Confidence and began my quest on unlearning and discarding all these disempowering beliefs I had. Through this work and process, I started developing this desire to do things that were deliberately uncomfortable for me so that I can finally begin living a life of true freedom.
One of my favorite quotes that I now do my best to live by:
“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Give it a shot yourself. You’ll be amazed at how liberated you will feel. After all, what scares you? Chime in…
how very inspirational.
this article spoke to me about the importance of thinking and getting outside the “box” — you cannot grow as a person if you are worried about being uncomfortable.
Oh, I understand what are you talking about… As a child I could play, laugh, be myself everywhere… Then in teenage and later I tried to look so serious, “adult”, “smart”. And it took time to return myself some spontaneity. But I glad I did it! And I am happy again!
I can’t wait to go through your archives. BY FAR, the best website I’ve come accross this year!