You May Be In Your Comfort Zone

We all like to feel safe and calm about our life. We like to have stability and feel that we have everything under control.

But sometimes, we overvalue this situation for fear of change and we lose a lot of opportunities, experiences and experiences.  We are surely in our comfort zone.

Experiences that if we dared to experience them would surely help us feel safer and happier with ourselves. Why? Because…

It is something like being on the edge of a pool in which everyone is enjoying and that we do not dare to jump because the water is too cold … until perhaps someone pushes us and we say, I am fine, how I am not! I’ve been in before!… Well, that’s getting out of the comfort zone.

How can you tell if you are in your comfort zone?

You are afraid of taking on new challenges

If you don’t feel like doing bungee jumping, why are you going to do it? But if you feel like it, why not do it? That is the difference between being in the comfort zone and not being in it.

When we feel like doing something but we don’t do it out of fear and we deprive ourselves of what we would like in exchange for remaining calm where we were, we find ourselves located in our comfort zone.

You want to advance in something but you prevent it yourself

Would you like to go on a trip alone, do you dream about it or would you like to try to talk to that person who attracts you so much but the fear and security that you have in your life paralyze you. So, you are certainly in your comfort zone.

Your body shows you physical evidence

When you try, when you try to do something new that you like and that attracts you, your hands sweat, you get a pinch in your stomach, you feel a certain sensation of dizziness …

The body also warns us of changes, even sometimes it is so selfish that it collaborates in paralyzing us. Although you can always change the vision and have the body as an informer.

You feel bad about yourself

When you don’t jump in, then you feel bad about yourself, you feel guilty for not being able to meet the challenge. 

Guilt is associated with the past and sometimes with victimhood. It can also be an indicator that we are in our comfort zone.

How to get out of your comfort zone?

1. Take on new challenges

No matter how small they are, set yourself small challenges.

Do you want to travel but it scares you because you have a small illness, some difficulty, you have never ridden an airplane? Well, take a little trip, the next a little bigger, the next a little more … you will see how little by little you will overcome that obstacle.

2. Risk without fear

We all have to take certain precautions that is clear, but it is also true that life is to live it not to think about it.

Dare that person you like so much say “no”, try that job that they have offered you even if you think you are not going to measure up, even if you are fired …

Then when all that happens and even if you think that you have failed because of all those “no”, think that it really is not like that, they have not been failures, they have been triumphs.

You have been strengthened, now you are better able to face new challenges. Now you can face rejection, because it is part of life. Knowing how to welcome him as a friend, is already a challenge, more than overcome.

3. Read about emotional intelligence

Many times we are anchored in our old and obsolete thoughts. Reading opens up new horizons and especially if you do it on emotional intelligence.

You will begin to see many things differently. Perhaps you begin to not give so much importance to things that really do not have it, perhaps you feel more fortunate now etc.

4. Learn from people with emotional intelligence

There are many people who have innate emotional intelligence. Just spend a little time with them and you end up saying “I’m going as new.” Do not lose contact with them and soak up their experiences.

5. And above all, do not be overwhelmed … Go little by little

Take your time. Don’t be in a hurry, everyone has a rhythm in life. The important thing is that you advance in what you want and desire.

And remember, stability can offer you peace of mind, but there will come a time when it will limit you and prevent you from moving forward. Take risks and launch yourself to achieve your dreams, get out of your comfort zone!