Many people let their comfort zone impede their progression and success, say for instance I was to suggest that I would be willing to pay you U$1,500.00 to address a large audience and make a speech to them, as was my case a good couple of years back, the thought of this might make you recoil and become afraid even if there was a promise of substantial financial reward.
Well don’t be so surprised as this is the natural reaction of most people when they are faced by an opportunity which requires them to step out of their comfort zone so as to reap the rewards of doing so and this is why so many people stagnate and come no closer to achieving their goals and dreams.
You see the moment that you are required to step outside of your comfort zone, you become anxious, uncomfortable and sometimes even fearful and because you connect these emotions with something bad, you will more often than not recoil and return into the safety of your comfort zone even if it means sacrificing the opportunity of a lifetime.
Now sometimes this can be a good thing especially when it comes to your personal safety, but as I teach both my Wealth Creators Mentorship and Kaizen Wealth students, if you are not growing your comfort zone and moving forward and expanding, then there is no way that you are busy learning anything of importance.
The reason why I say this is that almost every experience where you are actually learning, will require you to enter and explore the unknown and immediately this takes you out of your comfort zone, so if you are permanently clinging onto your old and small comfort zone, you are learning nothing and will never be able to progress beyond the point where you are at present.
Please do not misunderstand what I am saying as a reason to go out and take uncalculated or erratic risks or put yourself in danger in any area of your life, all that I am saying is that if opportunity comes your way and it makes sense according to the Formula for Riches both fundamentally and analytically then you know you are safe to allow yourself to begin to expand your comfort zone through investing in yourself and learning how to use these new talents which you will acquire through the experience, even if it is uncomfortable at first, to enrich your life and bring you closer to your goals and dreams.
Here are just a couple of tips as to how you can go about expanding your personal comfort zone without having to do it so rapidly that it could make you over anxious or nervous:
- Mindset, mindset, mindset! – Have you ever considered what influence your mindset has on the way in which you lead your life and the results which you achieve?
As I teach once again my Wealth Creator Mentorship, Kaizen Wealth and in fact the students of all my courses, you mindset plays a vital role as to what you are able to achieve in life. Even when it comes to things such as handling your debt, as I teach in the Warriors Against Debt DVD Course, if your mindset is not right, you can forget it as you will allow your negative thoughts and emotions draw more negativity towards you and you will gradually continue the never ending downward spiral.
You need to see the boundaries which you are setting for yourself which determine your comfort zone and be willing to step outside of those which are holding you back from potentially achieving greatness and a life of abundance in all areas of your life.
- Learn to be the master of your subconscious – If you really want to be able to expand and grow your comfort zone so as to become the best that you can be, you will need to learn how to stop being under the control of your subconscious mind which governs the boundaries of your comfort zone and regain control so as to be able to once again be in control and tell your subconscious exactly what it is which you want to achieve as it is the vehicle which creates the manifestation of your goals and dreams to take place in the material world.
- Take risks but be sure they are calculated risks – You will truly need to learn how to make calculated risks and take them, I always say that if I can put a risk through the Formula for Riches and get positive results without manipulating the formula emotionally, then it is a risk which is calculated and worth taking, this applies not only to finances, but to every aspect of your life. As all of my students know, I see wealth not only in financial terms, but rather as all round well being and this is why the Formula for Riches® is applicable to any and every situation which you are faced with in life.
- Get out of your box – The final but most important step is to actually get out of your box which society, the media, your upbringing and other external factors have created for you by telling you to follow the herd and begin to explore the outer limits and beyond of your comfort zone. Don’t simply know how to get out of the box because you have read about it but become an action taker and actually practically apply the knowledge which you have spent so much time acquiring. There is a vast difference in the results you achieve when you simply read and learn and when you become an action taker and decide to read, learn and apply what you have learned.
It is part of human nature and mental programming for us to become uneasy the first time we experience something, but if you never leave or grow your comfort zone, how on earth can you expect to go forward from where it is that you are now, it is time to test the limits and allow yourself to develop into the best that you can possibly be.
If you have ways of helping yourself to get out of your comfort zone which have helped you to achieve great or even small results, I would love to here about them, just remember, so long as you are moving forward towards your dreams and goals on a constant basis, you are far more likely to achieve them than the person standing still trying to figure out how to achieve the dream or goal in one great leap.