Beyond The Comfort Zone

Our success is largely dependent in our ability to do things beyond our comfort zone. Whenever we are faced with uncertainty or a difficult decision, our “inner voice” protects us from physical and emotional harm and hold us back. That is why in life, most of us settle for mediocrity.

In a book appropriately titled Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway (written by Dr. Susan Jeffers), the author describes how our fears are converted to sweet anticipation when we condition ourselves to push against the things that hold us back. It is helpful to accept certain truths about fear. She states “pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness.”

This is a truth that I ask myself anytime I am faced with an uncomfortable decision to do something that I know would be for the better. Whether that decision involves making an offer on a property, speaking in front of an audience, or approaching a potential client in business, I take a moment to realize whether the fear for having to try and fail is greater than the failure to try anything at all.