FM Walsh & Associates Inc.

I have come to realize that successful people constantly step out of that artificial and mentally restricting area called the “comfort zone.”  As the theory goes, that false sense of security creates inertia.  To step out of a comfort zone, one has to experiment with new and different behaviors and then experience the results of this.  People might say, “I’ve already tested my comfort zone by making cold calls,” or “I’ve stretched by doing presentations to groups,” or “I raised my rates.”

I think the key is to recognize that every new step leads to another comfort zone.  Try different approaches to the dreaded cold call, think of new and creative ways of making concise and memorable presentations, focus on bringing added value to the work you do at little or no expense to yourself.

Planning to achieve goals that make you stretch will release you from the fear of leaving the comfort zone.

- Katrina