This week on the podcast I'm taking a look at the dreaded comfort zone and how it might be holding us back from our greatest potential.
We know that growth takes place outside of our comfort zones, but it's hard to step over that line and into the unknown.
I struggle with it all the time, but I've found 3 questions that help me overcome it and I think you'll find them useful too.
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For the full show notes and useful links, visit: https://www.austinbollinger.com/podcast/012-is-being-comfortable-holding-you-back/
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“Life begins at the edge of your comfort zone.”
A Brief Look at my 2019 Goals [00:56]
Quotes and Resources from the Jordan Harbinger Show [03:08]
Jordan Harbinger Show, Ep. 60: Todd Kashdan | The Bright Truth about Your Dark Side
“We can make ourselves comfortable by altering the temperature of the room, altering the comfort of our chair, choosing carefully manicured websites that match my political views, hang out with people that think like me and look like me. This is what people do in society.” ~ Todd Kashdan
“This cultural push to offer you strategies to be comfortable has made us weaker. If you don’t work out muscles, they atrophy. If you don’t exercise regularly, your bones become brittle. If your immune system isn’t tested by walking outside, it ends up being weakened. In the same way psychologically […] as we acquire more physical and emotional comforts and even handicaps to help us get through life, so we feel soft and comfortable and pleasurable all the time, we are mentally weaker when exposed to ambiguous and challenging situations.” ~ Todd Kashdan
Ask Yourself These 3 Questions to Help Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
1. “What will I gain from this opportunity?” [07:00]
Look for the reward in the opportunity instead of focusing on the risk.
2. “What’s the worst that could happen?” [10:26]
Tim Ferris’s practice of fear setting can help you break free of your comfort zone and realize there is nothing to fear.
3. “Where will I be in 5 years if I take the easy route?” [12:56]
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” ~ Henry Ford
Avoiding discomfort may feel okay today, but where will that lead you tomorrow? How about five years from now?
A Challenge to Overcome Comfort [14:52]
I want to challenge you to start overcoming your addiction to comfort today. Identify one thing that you’ve been avoiding and ask yourself these three questions:
