There isn’t usually one day that goes by that I don’t push myself to wander outside my comfort zone. There is a saying that goes “magic only happens outside your comfort zone”, and I would 100% agree with this. At the moment in my life, I find running mental health groups very challenging, and I always feel uncomfortable in the lead up to any group. But I always remind myself… “You will thank yourself afterwards”. And I always do! In that zone of uncomfortableness, I am also buzzing with excitement and totally fulfilled. So even though I am in a zone of discomfort, it brings so much joy into my life, every time I stretch myself and do something that I thought I could not do. I look at it like this. Whenever you push yourself, you get to feel really alive!! Its almost like there is a shot of adrenaline that courses through your mind, body and soul. Similar to how adrenaline junkies feel when they do a bungee jump or sky dive. The only difference is that those kind of adrenaline junkies gravitate towards pushing themselves physically, where as myself, I gravitate more towards pushing my soul to its limits! Sure, I do also enjoy being in my comfy zone at times, in fact this can be really nourishing to just relax and breathe into your comfort zone space. But I like to mix it up! Like I said, in order to feel like I am really living my life to the fullest! Next week I take another plunge in that I will be doing my first public speaking gig in a couple of years. This again, puts me right outside my comfort zone, but I know from past experience that I always have a blast!
I have to remind myself sometimes of the amazing payoffs involved in pushing through my comfort zone. This is because it is scary at times and sometimes it can be a little overwhelming. But I know that if I want to grow and learn, and really live, then pushing through those stay-safe-boundaries is absolutely the way to go.
I encourage you to ask yourself: “what can I do today to push through my comfort zone?”
“what can I plan for this coming week that will really push me into feeling really alive?!”
It doesn’t have to be work related either. Go on a blind date or meet up with an old friend. There are countless things you could do to push your boundaries, it just depends on who you are and the experiences that you in particular, want to have. What do you gravitate towards that perhaps you haven’t because of your fear of the unknown?
Get out there and do it! You will not regret any moment spent outside your comfy zone…
Plus… your future-self will thankyou for it!
Kate's Niche 