Are you too comfortable?

6/27/2022

Thank you for the feedback from last week's email "Know and use your strengths, it is great to know people are working diligently on their strengths to further their careers and their personal goals. I thank you all for your kind words and just reply by saying - this is what I am here for. I especially like the comment, "work to your strengths and outsource your weaknesses". This is such a good way to recognize no one can be brilliant at everything.

So to follow on on this theme, this week I have 7 questions to assist in moving you out of your comfort zone.

So are you? In a comfortable place that is? I don't mean your seat, but with your current state of play at work, in your career, or maybe in your relationship? In most aspects of life, being in your comfort zone is a great place to be, however, some might say "A ship is safe in a harbor, but that's not what ships are planned for." What were you planning to be, once upon a time?

This week, I would like to get you to consider if you are too comfortable, and what to do if you would like to move forward to maximize your potential and get back on track. Today I have the first part of an exercise I use with my clients, to help the begin the process of getting out of their comfort zone. To see the full exercise see the file below

A well-known quote by Gina Milicia reads,

“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”

As a coach working with many clients, I can attest that this is true. If you think logically - a new career, a promotion, dealing with unruly students, or even just becoming something more - only present themselves when you leave your comfort zone and stretch yourself.

So this week, rank your comfort level from 1 to 10, where 1 = I’m not at all comfortable, 5 = I feel perfectly balanced between taking risks and feeling comfortable, to 10 = I’m so comfortable I feel bored and unmotivated.

Then ask yourself these 7 questions

When was the last time you tried something and what did you do?
When was the last time you took a risk, what did you do and how did it turn out?
Do you think you are currently learning, growing, and expanding? Why or why not?
Do you think you are doing too much – busy to the point of being stressed out, what could you do differently?
Do you think you are doing too little – feeling bored with your life, what could you do differently?
Is it time for a change? Why or why not? Explain.
What is one action you can take right now?

These questions, if answered openly and honestly should have you thinking, and probably will give you insights you hadn't considered for a while.

There are other parts to this exercise that can look even deeper into what you can do to help you out of your comfort zone, drop me an email if you believe it is time for a change.

This week my EDGE Coaching "tip of the week" is

"Step outside your comfort zone"

If you can do this once, each day this week, I promise you will likely learn something new about yourself, (or at the very least begin to remember why you do what you do).

Remember as much as you have a comfort zone, you also have a courage zone.