Description

This week we're discussing Getting Out of Our Comfort Zone.

Most of us have a version of life we have quietly decided is good enough. Not thriving, maybe, but manageable. And when you are doing this alone, manageable starts to feel like a win. The problem is that manageable has a way of becoming permanent if nobody asks the harder question: is this actually where you want to stay?

Robert Beeson, Founder and CEO of Solo Parent, and Elizabeth Cole, single parent and co-host, sit down with Amber Fuller, a counselor with a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy and single parent herself, to get honest about what the comfort zone actually costs and what it looks like to take one step out of it without blowing up the life you have worked hard to build.

Key Insights from This Episode

• Familiar is not the same as free. What feels like stability may actually be avoidance wearing the clothes of comfort.
• There is a real difference between the growth zone and the panic zone. One stretches you with purpose; the other pushes you past your limits and burns you out.
• One small step is not a consolation prize. Starting smaller than you think you need to is exactly how lasting growth happens.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Judith Bardwick - Danger in the Comfort Zone
• Brene Brown
• Jon Acuff — Soundtracks

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